glasnost

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It was the era of glasnost and perestroika.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

He was 91 and had largely been out of circulation since his power slipped away after the heady Soviet years of glasnost and perestroika.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

As part of his reform efforts, Gorbachev also encouraged glasnost or openness, allowing those who were angry to be critical of the government.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

He also ushered in the age of glasnost, or "openness," allowing for erstwhile unimaginable freedoms in what had for generations been a rigidly totalitarian state.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2022

The experience later reinforced Mr. Gorbachev’s belief in the value of glasnost, or openness.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022