Soviet Union during the 1980s

What does the term "perestroika" mean in Russian?

What was the name of the Soviet rock band enormously popular at the time?

Said band's ethnically Korean lead singer was named ___.

Who was the pro-Soviet leader ruling Afghanistan until 1986?

What's the name of the CIA double agent who was responsible for revealing over a 100 classified documents to the KGB and the subsequent execution of ten Soviet officials involved with the Americans?

Who was the Soviet leader whose short rule - approx. 13 months - preceded that of Mikhail Gorbachev?

One of the greatest filmmakers in history who sadly passed away in 1986?

The latter's final feature film is called ___.

The strategic, Kabul-adjacent valley the Soviet Army tried to take over from the mujahideen multiple times was the ___.

The mountain range containing the aforementioned valley is called the ___.

Which Russian politician first gained significant power in the country as Secretary of the Central Committee under Gorbachev only to later leave and become a fierce critic of the party?

What Russian petroleum giant was created in 1989 following the dissolution of the Soviet Ministry of Gas Industry?

After one of Gorbachev's reforms limited a certain activity, what illegal venture similar to the practices in the 1920s America became popular across the country?

Which famous dissident (and the namesake of a certain prize) was freed from his six-year exile in Gorky following Gorbachev's glasnost reforms?

Towards which Eastern Bloc politician did Gorbachev express his palpable disdain in private?

Which war crime did the Soviet government finally take accountability for in 1989?