BusinessweekThe Unintended Consequences of Gorbachev's PerestroikaFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandPhotograph by Bob Galbraith/AP PhotoFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Carol MatlackDecember 4, 2014 at 12:58 PM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.This article is part of the December 8, 2014 issue of businessweek.Chevron RightExpand 1986 Mikhail Gorbachev eases government controls on industry and allows workers’ cooperatives to set up private businesses.
