glasnost
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Despite such inscrutability, Greenspan initiated a decadeslong glasnost at the central bank, pulling back the curtain on the Fed’s mystique.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
It was the era of glasnost and perestroika.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Formally registered in 1989 in the years of glasnost under Mikhail Gorbachev, Memorial has made it its mission to preserve the memory of Joseph Stalin’s repressions and to defend human rights today.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2023
As part of his reform efforts, Gorbachev also encouraged glasnost or openness, allowing those who were angry to be critical of the government.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The collapse of the Soviet Union was not the only result of Mr. Gorbachev’s glasnost and perestroika.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
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