Glasnost
A)was initiated in the aftermath of Stalin's death.
B)called for greater openness and political participation.
C)was followed by the bloody suppression of independence movements in the Baltic region.
D)was denounced by Gorbachev.
E)was a policy of the Bolsheviks.

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Glasnost was a policy introduced by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the mid-1980s that called for greater openness, transparency, and political participation within the Soviet Union. It was part of Gorbachev's overall reform agenda aimed at revitalizing and modernizing the Soviet economy and political system. The policy allowed for greater freedom of expression, an expanded role for the press, and other forms of public participation in Soviet political life.