glasnost policy
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The glasnost policy was Mikhail Gorbachev’s reform initiative in the late Soviet Union that promoted unprecedented openness, transparency, and freedom of information in government and society.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| glasnost | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet policy
ⓘ
government transparency initiative ⓘ political reform policy ⓘ |
| allowed |
greater religious expression in public life
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more open coverage of disasters and crises ⓘ publication of previously banned works ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet judiciary
Soviet legislature ⓘ government institutions ⓘ mass media ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
demokratizatsiya policy
ⓘ
perestroika policy ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
greater access to foreign information sources
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public airing of social and economic problems ⓘ public exposure of corruption ⓘ unprecedented openness in Soviet media ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
conditions leading to the dissolution of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
delegitimization of Soviet political system ⓘ weakening of Communist Party authority ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| encouraged |
debate on historical events
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discussion of Stalinist repressions ⓘ discussion of previously taboo topics ⓘ greater press freedom ⓘ public criticism of officials ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
build public support for economic reforms
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encourage public discussion of political and social issues ⓘ expand freedom of information ⓘ expose problems in Soviet society and economy ⓘ increase government transparency ⓘ promote openness in public life ⓘ reduce censorship ⓘ |
| hasNameInRussian | гласность ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Cold War late phase ⓘ |
| implementedIn | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| influenced |
political liberalization in Eastern Europe
ⓘ
public perception of Soviet history ⓘ rise of nationalist movements in Soviet republics ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | openness ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Soviet hardliners ⓘ |
| partOf |
perestroika
ⓘ
surface form:
Gorbachev reforms
perestroika era ⓘ |
| reduced |
control of information by the Communist Party
ⓘ
state censorship of media ⓘ |
| startTime |
1985
ⓘ
mid-1980s ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Mikhail Gorbachev
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet reformers
|
| timePeriod |
Gorbachev era
ⓘ
late Soviet period ⓘ |
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glasnost