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Perestroika, which literally means restructuring, was a political movement for reformation in the Soviet Union. Glasnost, which means openness, was a policy reform proposed by Mikhail Gorbachev.
Gorbachev adopted the policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in the 1980s to reform the Soviet system, address economic stagnation, improve transparency, and increase political freedoms. He sought to modernize the USSR and create a more efficient and responsive government.
It's called Glasnost, and it was implemented when Gorbachev was premiere of Soviet Russia. There was another policy called Perestroika, which meant restructuring the economy and political system at the time. Perestroika was also implemented when Gorbachev was premiere. If you are studying for a test, it would be a good idea to learn them both (they're often associated with each other).
Perestroika refers to the major restructuring of both the political and economic control of the Soviet Union, which started in the late 1980's, after Mikhail Gorbachev took the office of the General Secretary of the Communist Party. It is a common belief that Perestroika led to the fall of communism within Russia and Eastern Europe, and also brought an end to the Cold War.
Gorbachev pursued perestroika because it was also known as the end of the Communist Era, when he abolished Communism in Russia. Glasnost was pursued to further open up the political system in Russia.
Mikhail Gorbachev did not take down any physical wall. However, he played a significant role in the dismantling of the symbolic Berlin Wall, which separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War. Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (restructuring) allowed for a more open political climate, leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Under Glasnost, Soviet people could criticize the system without being punished.Under Perestroika, Gorbachev loosened government control and moved the economy toward capitalism.
political reform
Perestroika and glasnost Gorbachev emphasized the need for a faster political personnel turnover and a policy of democratization that opened the political elections to multiple candidates and to non-party members.
Perestroika and glasnost Gorbachev emphasized the need for a faster political personnel turnover and a policy of democratization that opened the political elections to multiple candidates and to non-party members.
reform the Soviet Union politically and economically
The Russian term 'perestroika' roughly translates as 'restructuring' and was applied to the political movement within the Soviet Union in the late 1980's, during the tenure of Mikhail Gorbachev.President Reagan suggested that perestroika meant that Soviet communism had failed its people.Under perestroika, multi-candidate elections were seen as a form of democratization that would produce popular and progressive leaders.