glasnost

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He was not allowed to return to his home city of Moscow until 1986, after Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the reformist policies of perestroika and glasnost.

From Washington Post

Then, on a wave of glasnost, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev allowed them to return to Moscow.

From Washington Post

The study of Russian blossomed after the then-Soviet Union opened to perestroika and glasnost.

From Los Angeles Times

Days later, the era of glasnost seems to be ending.

From Washington Post

What the world needs now is American glasnost and perestroika.

From Washington Post