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glasnost

/ˈɡlæz.nɒst/

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noun

/ˈɡlæz.nɒst/B2formalpolitical
  • ruПолитика, принятая советским правительством в 1980-х годах, которая способствовала большей открытости, прозрачности и свободе обсуждения социальных и политических вопросов.

A policy adopted by the Soviet government in the 1980s that promoted greater openness, transparency, and freedom of discussion regarding social and political issues.

uncountable

  1. Policy of opennessC1formal

    A policy of the Soviet government in the 1980s that encouraged greater openness, transparency, and freedom of discussion about social and political issues.

    ruПолитика открытости

    • Glasnost allowed citizens to openly criticize the government for the first time.
    • The policy of glasnost led to a wave of new publications and media freedom.
    • Historians credit glasnost with helping to end the Cold War.

    Synonymsopennesspublicitytransparency

    Antonymscensorshipconcealmentsecrecy

Forms
  • glasnost's possessive singular form