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glasnost

glasnost

See also: glásnost

English

Noun

glasnost (countable and uncountable, plural glasnosts)

  1. (now historical) 1980s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika
    • 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
      Gorbachev would introduce glasnost (openness and freedom) and perestroika (economic restructuring) to Russia under his tenure, ultimately freeing thousands of political prisoners and dissidents and trying to address the shortages in food and goods that had become the hallmarks of the failing Soviet economy.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, openness)

Noun

glasnost

  1. glasnost

Declension

Inflection of glasnost (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative glasnost
genitive glasnostin
partitive glasnostia
illative glasnostiin
singular plural
nominative glasnost
accusative nom. glasnost
gen. glasnostin
genitive glasnostin
partitive glasnostia
inessive glasnostissa
elative glasnostista
illative glasnostiin
adessive glasnostilla
ablative glasnostilta
allative glasnostille
essive glasnostina
translative glasnostiksi
instructive
abessive glasnostitta
comitative

Portuguese

Noun

glasnost f or m (rare) (uncountable)

  1. glasnost (policy of transparency of the Soviet Union)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From glȃs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlâsnoːst/
  • Hyphenation: glas‧nost

Noun

glȁsnōst f (Cyrillic spelling гла̏сно̄ст)

  1. (uncountable) loudness
  2. (uncountable) glasnost

Declension

References

  • glasnost” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ɨ)ɫɑsnɔst]
  • Hyphenation: glas‧nost

Etymology

Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, openness)

Noun

glasnost (definite accusative glasnostu, plural glasnostlar)

  1. glasnost

Declension