glasnost
the declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.
Origin of glasnost
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How to use glasnost in a sentence
Of course, in Russia at that time you had just the beginning of Gorbachev, and glasnost and perestroika.
How The Cold War Endgame Played Out In The Rubble Of The Berlin Wall | William O’Connor | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStill more excitingly for Cohen, glasnost included a Bukharin revival, with major support from Gorbachev himself.
Meet Stephen F. Cohen, Vladimir Putin's Best Friend in the American Media | Cathy Young | March 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUntil virtually the day the Soviet empire collapsed, Rep. Dick Cheney was calling glasnost a fraud.
What Ronald Reagan Can Teach Barack Obama About Dealing With Iran | Peter Beinart | September 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis scenario may sound like something from China or the pre-glasnost communist bloc.
The Secret FISA Court Must Go | Jennifer Granick, Christopher Sprigman | July 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTechnology will hopefully have made economic glasnost inevitable.
British Dictionary definitions for glasnost
/ (ˈɡlæsˌnɒst) /
the policy of public frankness and accountability developed in the former Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail gorbachev
Origin of glasnost
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Cultural definitions for glasnost
[ (glahs-nuhst, glas-nost, glaz-nost) ]
A Russian word meaning “openness,” which describes the policy of Mikhail Gorbachev, premier of the former Soviet Union. The term refers to a general loosening of government control on all aspects of life in the Soviet Union, even to the point of permitting criticism of government policies.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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