Glasnost is a Russian term meaning "publicity" that refers to a Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political and social issues and freer dissemination of news and information.
Glasnost' es un término ruso que significa "publicidad" y se refiere a una política soviética que permitía la discusión abierta de temas políticos y sociales, así como una mayor difusión de noticias e información.
| Word | glasnost |
|---|---|
| Date | February 2, 2007 |
| Type | noun |
| Syllables | GLAHZ-nohst |
| Etymology | "Glasnost'" wasn't coined by former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, but he was responsible for catapulting the word into the international media and the English vocabulary. The term derives from the Russian adjective "glasnyi," which means "public" and which itself traces to "glas," a root meaning "voice." In Russian, "glasnost" was originally used (as long ago as the 18th century) in the general sense of "publicity," and the Oxford English Dictionary reports that V.I. Lenin used it in the context of freedom of information in the Soviet state. However, it wasn't until Gorbachev declared it a public policy in the mid-1980s that "glasnost" became widely known and used in English. |
| Examples | Yuri welcomed glasnost because he could finally publish the article he had written about poverty in Moscow. |
| Definition | : a Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political and social issues and freer dissemination of news and information |
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