glasnost
Example Sentences
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It was the era of glasnost and perestroika.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024
His restructuring and openness — perestroika and glasnost — of the late 1980s led to the dismantling of the Soviet Union and, peacefully and fleetingly, brought a divided Europe together in liberty.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023
This proved effective in sparking Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's social and political reforms of the late 1980s, best known by the Russian word "glasnost," or "openness."
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023
Mikhail Gorbachev’s efforts to strengthen the Soviet Union through perestroika and glasnost proved unsuccessful.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
The experience later reinforced Mr. Gorbachev’s belief in the value of glasnost, or openness.
From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
