What is glasnost?
A) a USSR policy of greater openness during the 1980s that encouraged several Union Republics to demand independence
B) planned economic restructuring, an early move toward a freer market
C) a policy of education improvement, in the last days of the former Soviet Union
D) the Russian word for railroad
E) improvement of the Russian environment

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Glasnost was a policy of greater openness and transparency introduced in the Soviet Union in the 1980s by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. It allowed for greater freedom of speech and press, which led to increased political and cultural discussions and demands for independence by various Soviet republics.

What Is Glasnost