If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     Mikhail Gorbachev The CNN Cold War site examines Gorbachev and his policies. 1. How did Yuri Andropov help Gorbachev’s career? 2. How did Gorbachev fare in his efforts to oversee agriculture? What did he learn from this? 3. How did Gorbachev challenge the nature and power of the communist party? 4. What important reforms to the Soviet political system did he propose? 5. What were the long-term effects of Gorbachev’s policies?