Associations to the word «Perestroika»

Wiktionary

PERESTROĬKA, noun. Alternative spelling of perestroika
PERESTROIKA, proper noun. (now historical) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.
PERESTROIKA, proper noun. The period of time in the Soviet Union during which these reforms were carried out and in effect.

Dictionary definition

PERESTROIKA, noun. An economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy.

Wise words

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