Perestroika
The unauthorized landing of German amateur aviator Mathias Rust just next to the Kremlin enabled Gorbachev to remove many hardline opponents of his reforms, including Defence Minister Marshal Sergei Sokolov
Role range: 1917-1991
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Sergei Sokolov Biography and Timeline
Follow Sergei Sokolov through 1 dated historical records for Russia.
Sergei Sokolov, historical timeline
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1987–1987Years on this page
1987
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