glasnost

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika

Word forms

glasnost glasnosts

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

Related words

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