перестро́йка — meaning in English
perestroyka
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English meaning
- alteration noun A change made to something, or the act of making that change.
- perestroika noun The programme of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union during the 1980s and early 1990s under Mikhail Gorbachev, along with the period in which it took place.
- transformation noun A dramatic change in form, appearance, or character.
Senses
перестро́йка is used for these senses in English:
- alteration The act of altering or making different.
- perestroika (historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.
- transformation (politics, South Africa) The transition from the apartheid era to a multiracial democracy in South Africa.
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