glasnost
The origin and history of glasnost.
Etymology
Glasnost was borrowed directly from the Russian word гла́сность (glásnostʹ), meaning openness. English took the word over unchanged to describe the specific Soviet policy of the 1980s.
The origin and history of glasnost.
Glasnost was borrowed directly from the Russian word гла́сность (glásnostʹ), meaning openness. English took the word over unchanged to describe the specific Soviet policy of the 1980s.
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