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glasnost

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glas·nost  (gläsnst, -nôst)
n.
An official policy of the former Soviet government emphasizing candor with regard to discussion of social problems and shortcomings.
[Russian glasnost', publicity, openness, from obsolete glas, voice, from Old Church Slavonic glas; see gal- in Indo-European roots.]
glasnost
Noun
a policy of public frankness and accountability, developed in the USSR in the 1980s under Mikhail Gorbachov [Russian: publicity, openness]
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Noun1.glasnost - a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems
social policy - a policy of for dealing with social issues
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French glasnost [ˈglæznɔst] n → glasnost f
German glasnost [ˈglæznɔst] n → Glasnost f
Italian glasnost [ˈglæznɔst] n → glasnost f
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Over the years it has been reported in various media outlets that in 1989, Mikail Gorbachev told the Politburo: "Gentlemen, comrades, do not be concerned about all you hear about glasnost and perestroika and democracy in the coming years.
Darkness descending by Adamick, Paula / Catholic Insight
Here Stanislaus Karapenko pays the price for a little glasnost.
Broken bones by Thrasher
Levada's own career as Russia's first pollster illustrates the trajectory of the country's politics: His opinion research institute was allowed to open during Khruschev's thaw, shut down under Brezhnev, allowed to reopen under Gorbachev and glasnost, and finally taken over by the state under Putin.
The tsars come Out: a gloomy prognosis for Russian freedom by Young, Cathy / Reason
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