It was an example of commitment from the Gorbachev Administration to allow Soviet citizens to discuss about the problems of their government system and solutions to fix those problems.
<em>The Soviet economy has experienced major issues in the 1980s. Years of central power had resulted in stagnation, and the Soviet economy was already struggling to cope with President Ronald Reagan's military expansion in the United States. In response, during the Twenty-Seventh Party Congress in 1986, Gorbachev proposed two proposals which is the first for "perestroika," or total economic transformation, and the second for "glasnost," or transparency. The earlier approach would prepare the way for the privatization of farming and industry, the development of profit incentives, and the establishment of a market system for fixing prices and managing internal commerce. Glasnost would loosen censor regulations and introduce new civil freedoms. Although the recommendations were well embraced by Soviet residents, the Party leadership remained wary of change.</em>
