Glasnost vs. Perestroika — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Glasnost and Perestroika
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Glasnost
In the Russian language, the word glasnost (; Russian: гласность, IPA: [ˈɡlasnəsʲtʲ] (listen)) has several general and specific meanings – a policy of maximum openness in the activities of state institutions and freedom of information, the inadmissibility of hushing up problems, and so on. It has been used in Russian to mean "openness and transparency" since at least the end of the 18th century.
Perestroika
Perestroika (; Russian: Перестройка) was a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s widely associated with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost (meaning "openness") policy reform. The literal meaning of perestroika is "reconstruction", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet political and economic system, in an attempt to end the Brezhnev Stagnation.
Glasnost
An official policy of the former Soviet government emphasizing candor with regard to discussion of social problems and shortcomings.
Perestroika
The restructuring of the Soviet economy and bureaucracy that began in the mid 1980s.
Glasnost
(historical) 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika
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Perestroika
A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.
Glasnost
A policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems
Perestroika
The period of time in the Soviet Union during which these reforms were carried out and in effect.
Perestroika
A situation where a small variation of parameters leads to a sudden change in properties.
Perestroika
An economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
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