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Meanings of perestroika in English

Russian
перестройка в ссср
Portuguese
perestróica
Spanish
perestroika
Catalan
perestroika
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Political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s, widely associated with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost policy reform.

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Usage of perestroika in English
1
Moscow, near the end of the Cold War; paranoia, politics and perestroika.
Radio NZ
2
But in my opinion the worst caricature of perestroika is this trial.
The new yorker
3
Then, perestroika came and everything was 'reorganized.' Who needs Sobolonye now?
The tiger: a true story of vengeance and survival
4
In fact in the perestroika period several were republished, including The Gulag Archipelago.
The Guardian
5
The aim of perestroika is the radical curtailment of central planning.
The new yorker
6
It was only during perestroika that any of this could be spoken about.
The Guardian
7
Years ago, before perestroika, Russian scientists worried about fundamental problems.
Wired
8
He grasped that perestroika was the engine of fundamental change at home and abroad.
The Guardian
9
And the recent perestroika in the Eredivisie has made it more exciting than ever.
The Guardian
10
Being in charge of a perestroika is a thankless business.
The Guardian
11
Ever since perestroika, there are pockets of wealthy Russians looking for ways to spend-
From dawn to deceit
12
A young Aucklander has taken out the national spelling bee title with the word, perestroika.
Radio NZ
13
Glasnost and perestroika have entered the English language, words as familiar as vodka or caviar.
The Irish Times
14
During perestroika, Ruth received an anxious telephone call from Moscow from Zhenya, her first cousin.
The new yorker
15
Emulating President Mikhail Gorbachev, in 1988 Gaddafi began a characteristically flamboyant perestroika of his own.
The Guardian
16
This put paid to even the pretence of perestroika.
The Guardian
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