glasnost

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It was the era of glasnost and perestroika.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

His restructuring and openness — perestroika and glasnost — of the late 1980s led to the dismantling of the Soviet Union and, peacefully and fleetingly, brought a divided Europe together in liberty.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023

This proved effective in sparking Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's social and political reforms of the late 1980s, best known by the Russian word "glasnost," or "openness."

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023

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

The old system — the party and state that shaped his life and that he had led to glasnost and perestroika — was now dead.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022