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Synonyms for glasnost
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : glaz-nost, glahz‐; Russian glahs-nuh st |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈglæz nɒst, ˈglɑz‐; Russian ˈglɑs nəst |
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Définition 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]
- As in candor : noun complete honesty
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