per·e·stroi·ka (p r  -stroi k )n. The restructuring of the Soviet economy and bureaucracy that began in the mid 1980s. [Russian perestro ka : pere-, around, again (from Old Russian; see per1 in Indo-European roots) + stroka, construction (from stroit', to build, from Old Russian stroiti, from stroj, order; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots).] |
perestroika [ˌpɛrəˈstrɔɪkə]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the policy of reconstructing the economy, etc., of the former Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachov
[Russian, literally: reconstruction]
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| Noun | 1. | perestroika - an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy economic policy - a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues |
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perestroika
n → Perestroika f
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