1980sglasnost
Glaspnost was a policy of openness and transparency introduced by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s. The term is Russian for "openness," and it referred to the efforts to make the Soviet government and society more transparent and accountable.
Gorbachev, who became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985, implemented
Glasnost marked a significant departure from the secrecy and repression that had characterized the Soviet Union
Glasnost also facilitated the emergence of dissidents, intellectuals, and artists who had been silenced or marginalized
Glasnost played a crucial role in the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union, as it created a