It was called "glasnost". This policy encouraged people to express their opinion without any fear from the government. It also gave much freedom to the media. After Gorbachev' s Glasnost many musicians throughout Soviet Union emerged with songs about wanting change in society. Band like " Kino" encouraged young people to be open. In all, Gorbachev' s policy brought openness and freedom to old Soviet Union.
Glas Nost
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.
The policy of glasnost, or openness was paired with perestroika, or restructuring. They were introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev, who became general secretary in 1985.
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, which is a Russian word meaning "Publicity", referred to a policy of transparency and increased openness began by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s.
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.
glasnost
Glasnost is a Russian word that means "openness" or "transparency." It refers to a policy of increased political openness and transparency implemented by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s.
Glasnost .
Perestroika
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.
Mikhail Gorbachev was the President of the USSR who encouraged the policy of Glasnost.
Perestroika. Glasnost referred to the new openness.