glasnost
English · Français · Deutsch · Italiano · Português · Română
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
glasnost
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).
noun glasnosts
- 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika Gorbachev would introduce glasnost (openness and freedom) and perestroika (economic restructuring) to Russia under his tenure, ultimately freeing thousands of political prisoners and dissidents and trying to address the shortages in food and goods that had become the hallmarks of the failing Soviet
Translations
Every language
noun a policy of the Soviet Union
| Español | glásnost |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 글라스노스트 geullaseunoseuteu |
| 日本語 | グラスノスチ gurasunosuchi |
| 中文 | 開放政策 /开放政策 kāifàng zhèngcè |
| Português | glasnost |
| Français | glasnost |
| Deutsch | Glasnost |
| Italiano | glasnost |
| Ελληνικά | γκλάσνοστ gklásnost, γλάσνοστ glásnost |
| Русский | гла́сность glásnostʹ |
| العربية | غْلَاسْنُوسْت ḡlasnust, جْلَاسْنُوسْت glasnust |
| עברית | גלאסנוסט glasnost |
Talk about this word "glasnost." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glasnost. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. glasnost. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glasnost "glasnost." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glasnost.Cite this
@misc{glasnost_2026,
title = {glasnost},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glasnost},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
