The policy of economic reform introduced as Perestroika by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev led to a situation in the late 1980s in which many Soviet republics, including Latvia, were able to regain their liberty and freedom (see Latvia).
Politikkerne omkring en økonomisk reform introduceret som Perestroika af sovjetlederen Mikhail Gorbatjov førte til en situation i slutningen af 1980'erne, hvor mange sovjetrepublikker inklusiv Letland var i stand til at genvinde deres frihed.