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  • Glasnost is a vivid example of a normal and favourable spiritual and moral atmosphere in society which makes it possible for people to better understand what happened to us in the past, what is taking place now, what we are striving for and what our plans are and, on the basis of this understanding, to participate in the restructuring effort consciously.

    The Process of Perestroika 1988

  • He is courageously publishing in the Soviet Union a magazine called Glasnost that contains political, literary, cultural, and religious writings of a kind not seen in Russia since the early 1920s.

    New Mag in Moscow Garbus, Martin 1987

  • No-one would suggest that this Alliance has been a brake on "Glasnost" and "Perestroika" so far.

    The Atlantic Alliance in the 1990's 1990

  • Glasnost is a Russian word that we’re told means ‘openness.’

    TEAR DOWN THIS WALL ROMESH RATNESAR 2009

  • It offers a tool called "Glasnost", which attempts to detect whether your Internet access provider is performing application-specific traffic shaping.

    DVD Recordable 2009

  • "Glasnost" permitted Ukrainian intellectuals to discuss the "blank spots" in their history, and growing political liberalization led to the reemergence of dissident groups and the emergence of nationally minded cultural organizations.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • "Glasnost" permitted Ukrainian intellectuals to discuss the "blank spots" in their history, and growing political liberalization led to the reemergence of dissident groups and the emergence of nationally minded cultural organizations.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • '' 'Glasnost' '' ([[Russian]]: Глаcность, pronounced GLAHZ-nohst), which means "openness".

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Lieberman90 2009

  • '' 'Glasnost' '' ([[Russian]]: Глаcность, pronounced GLAHZ-nohst), which means "openness".

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Lieberman90 2009

  • In 1988, he began his study of Russian artists, which culminated with the publication of The Irony Tower: Soviet Artists in a Time of Glasnost.

    Andrew Solomon biography 2009

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