Gorbachev's policy that eased censorship in the Soviet Union and introduced many other democratic freedoms was referred to as glasnost, which literally means "openness".
Glasnost .
he began to work together with western countries
Mikhail gorbachev
In the early to mid 1980s Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union, recognized that the Soviet Union was falling behind economically on the world stage. To combat this, he began a restructuring program (perestroika) in order to promote a more efficient governing system. To put pressure on the conservatives of the Communist Party, he encouraged a policy of openness (glasnost) and lessened the rules on free speech.
Answer this question… It led to protests within Soviet republics and political instability that triggered the Soviet Union's eventual breakup.
Glasnost .
I think you mean Glasnost. Glasnost was a policy of openness pioneered by Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s. It essentially meant more freedom of information and less censorship.
Perestroika
Mikhail Gorbachev
he began to work together with western countries
Mikhail gorbachev
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.
In the early to mid 1980s Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union, recognized that the Soviet Union was falling behind economically on the world stage. To combat this, he began a restructuring program (perestroika) in order to promote a more efficient governing system. To put pressure on the conservatives of the Communist Party, he encouraged a policy of openness (glasnost) and lessened the rules on free speech.
Perestroika was an economic policy of Mikhail Gorbachev. It was the first time that private ownership of businesses was legal in the Soviet Union.
the two countries became less hostile toward each other
Mikhail Gorbachev was the Soviet leader who in 1985 began the process of restructuring of the Soviet economy, known as perestroika accompanied by the policy of liberalization, known as glasnost.
Answer this question… It led to protests within Soviet republics and political instability that triggered the Soviet Union's eventual breakup.