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Definition of Glasnost
1. Noun. A policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems.
Definition of Glasnost
1. Noun. 1980s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glasnost
1. a Soviet policy of open political discussion [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glasnost
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Literary usage of Glasnost
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Security Awareness in the 1980s: Featured Articles From Security Awareness (1992)
"Let us, therefore, look carefully at glasnost and judge it accordingly. As a
result of the systemic problems of Soviet society, Moscow today has been unable ..."
2. Europe and America Beyond 2000 by Pierre Hassner, Gregory F. Treverton (1990)
"glasnost, or more openness, is acceptable inasmuch as it contributes to ...
Gorbachev's critics divide from him when they see glasnost introduced not as ..."
3. Dilemmas of Independence: Ukraine After Totalitarianism by Alexander J. Motyl (1993)
"Still, as long as glasnost remained within certain bounds, any potential threat
... Very quickly glasnost spun out of control. As a result, rampant glasnost ..."
4. The New Detente: Rethinking East-West Relations by Mary Kaldor, Gerard Holden, Richard A. Falk (1989)
"That is why, I think, Gorbachev needs glasnost as an instrument to realize his
policy of modernization; that is why he has resorted to glasnost. ..."
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