Etymology

glasnost

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Today it means: 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika Full definition →

Russian гла́сность
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromгла́сность
  2. Russian · borrowed fromгла́сность
  3. English todayglasnost

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

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