Glasnost — Social Studies definition
Defined in 2 courses:
- Soviet policy associated with greater openness and public discussion under Gorbachev. (United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century)
- The Soviet reform term associated with greater openness under changing political conditions. (Global History & Geography II: c. 1750 to the Early 21st Century)
Where it is taught
- The Cold War’s End & a Changing International Order — Cold War: Systems, Conflicts & Transition, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Cold War’s End: Reform, Protest & State Transformation — Independence, Regional Conflicts & Cold War’s End, Global History & Geography II: c. 1750 to the Early 21st Century, Grade 10
- U.S. Foreign Relations, Cold War’s End & the 1990s — Global Connections, Security & Historical Inquiry, United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century, Grade 11
In use
Glasnost expanded space for discussion and criticism, while perestroika attempted restructuring of economic and political arrangements.
The Cold War’s End & a Changing International Order
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduced perestroika and glasnost, while communities in Eastern Europe pursued their own changes.
Cold War’s End: Reform, Protest & State Transformation