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Perestroika (/ ˌ p ɛr ə ˈ s t r ɔɪ k ə / PERR-ə-STROY-kə; Russian: перестройка, IPA: [pʲɪrʲɪˈstrojkə] ⓘ) [1] 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.
In Russian, the word glasnost has long been used to mean 'openness' and 'transparency'. In the mid-1980s, it was popularised by Mikhail Gorbachev as a political slogan for increased government transparency in the Soviet Union within the framework of perestroika, and the word came to be used in English in the latter meaning.
Gorbachev was broadly supportive, describing glasnost as "the crucial, irreplaceable weapon of perestroika". [128] He nevertheless insisted that people should use the newfound freedom responsibly, stating that journalists and writers should avoid "sensationalism" and be "completely objective" in their reporting. [ 131 ]
One of the great figures of the 20th Century, Mikhail Gorbachev’s pursuit of reform forged a path for diplomacy over conflict. ... glasnost and perestroika – in the then Soviet Union. ...
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Perestroika – New Thinking for our Country and the World – Harper & Row 1996 Memoirs – Doubleday 2005 Moral Lessons of the Twentieth Century: Gorbachev and Ikeda on Buddhism and Communism: Daisaku Ikeda: I. B. Tauris 2016 The New Russia – Polity 2018 In a Changing World – 2020 What is at Stake Now: My Appeal for Peace and Freedom ...
Mikhail Gorbachev was quite emotional as he wrote this. His translator helped too. ... The Russian, who brought down the Iron Curtain by introducing Glasnost and Perestroika to the Soviet Union ...
With perestroika, Gorbachev had wanted to improve the existing Marxist–Leninist system but ultimately ended up destroying it. [21] In this, he brought an end to state socialism in the Soviet Union and paved the way for a transition to liberal democracy. [22] Taubman nevertheless thought Gorbachev remained a socialist. [23]