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Aug 30, 2022 · Mikhail Gorbachev Championed ‘Glasnost’ and ‘Perestroika.’ Here’s How They Changed the World
Perestroika (/ ˌ p ɛr ə ˈ s t r ɔɪ k ə /; Russian: перестройка, IPA: [pʲɪrʲɪˈstrojkə] ⓘ) was a political reform movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) during the late 1980s widely associated with CPSU general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost (meaning "transparency") policy reform.
Sep 1, 2022 · Glasnost was hailed as one of the Soviet leader’s great achievements. But it was a fragile freedom and soon overturned by Vladimir Putin.
