History A-Level
Glasnost and perestroika
What Glasnost and perestroika means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Glasnost and perestroika
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Reforms that loosened censorship, so grievances long suppressed surfaced in the Soviet republics.
Topics that use Glasnost and perestroika
- What explains the fall of the USSR, c1985–91? (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Collapse of Soviet authority
- Economic stagnation and systemic inefficiency
- Gorbachev’s reform programme
- Impact on Soviet society and legitimacy
- Nationalism and the end of the Union
- Reform attempts and their limitations
- Revolution and democratisation in Eastern Europe
- Unintended consequences of reform
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