In the 1980s, more Russians worked to encourage change in the government by

In the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced reforms that opened up public discussion and encouraged political change in the Soviet Union. More Russians began speaking out and rallying for democratic reforms. Thus, “rallying for democratic reforms” is the best answer; resisting Gorbachev’s reforms does not describe this push for change.

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