WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is glasnost?
A
Strict laws against speaking
B
Encouraged freedom in speech and governnment
C
Anarchy and chaos
D
American Rule over Russia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Glasnost was taken to mean increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union (USSR). Glasnost reflected a commitment of the Gorbachev administration to allowing Soviet citizens to discuss publicly the problems of their system and potential solutions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gorbachev brought perestroika to the Soviet Union’s foreign economic sector with measures that Soviet economists considered bold at that time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Glasnost” is the Russian word meaning “openness”. It was a policy that called for increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities introduced by Gorbachev.

Detailed explanation-4: -glasnost, (Russian: “openness”) Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social issues. It was instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s and began the democratization of the Soviet Union.

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