In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became head of the Soviet Union following the death of Konstantin Chernenko.

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Heats winner Chernenko finished three seconds behind Rashid in the final.

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In recent research (Chernenko et al. 2010), we propose a new and alternative view for the emergence of ownership structures that are prone to severe agency problems.

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In the heats, Rashid completed the race in 7mins 12.02secs to finish second behind Uzbek rower Vladimir Chernenko but he improved his performance in the final to win the bronze in a time of 7 min 04.78 sec.

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