glasnost

dieNoun

die Glasnost

German translations

  1. 01

    glasnost

Word details

German meaning
Glasnost war eine Politik der Offenheit und Transparenz, die in der Sowjetunion unter Michail Gorbatschow in den 1980er Jahren eingeführt wurde.
English meaning
Glasnost was a policy of openness and transparency introduced in the Soviet Union in the 1980s under Mikhail Gorbachev.
Synonym
Offenheit, Transparenz
German example
Glasnost führte zu mehr Meinungsfreiheit in der Sowjetunion.
English example
Glasnost led to greater freedom of expression in the Soviet Union.
Type
Noun
Article
die
Singular Form
die Glasnost
Plural Form
None

Example sentences with “glasnost”

  1. Glasnost changed the Soviet Union. (Glasnost veränderte die Sowjetunion.)

Frequently asked questions

What is the German word for 'glasnost'?

It is 'die Glasnost'.