Antonyms for glasnost

Grammar : Noun

Spell : glaz-nost, glahz‐; Russian glahs-nuh st

Phonetic Transcription : ˈglæz nɒst, ˈglɑz‐; Russian ˈglɑs nəst

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Definition of glasnost

Origin :

• 1972 (in reference to a letter of 1969 by Solzhenitsyn), from Russian glasnost "openness to public scrutiny," literally "publicity, fact of being public," ultimately from Old Church Slavonic glasu "voice" (see call). First used in a socio-political sense by Lenin; popularized in English after Mikhail Gorbachev used it prominently in a speech of March 11, 1985, accepting the post of general secretary of the CPSU.
• The Soviets, it seems, have rediscovered the value of Lenin's dictum that "glasnost," the Russian word for openness or publicity, is a desirable form of conduct. [New York Times news service article, March 1981]

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Synonyms for glasnost