Those two Russian words were synonymous with Mikhail Gorbachev's campaign for reforming Soviet society.

Putin has slowly and methodically walked back General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of glastnost and perestroika which directly contributed to the fall of the U.S.S.R.

In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev set out to save the Soviet Union with bold reforms. Instead, he unleashed forces that would bring it to its knees. This is the story of Perestroika and Glasnost.

It will be interesting to witness the successful implementation of Sri Lanka’s version of AKD’s “Glasnost and Perestroika,” especially since the originator of this concept, former Soviet leader ...

A fervent believer in a more humane version of communism, he thought the policies of glasnost and perestroika that he introduced in the late 1980s would revitalize the stagnating Soviet system.

The momentous era of ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91, was often defined by buzzwords and slogans.

Those two Russian words were synonymous with Mikhail Gorbachev's campaign for reforming Soviet society. Here's what to know about them.

From perestroika to glasnost to "Gorbymania", here are five of the best-known. Shorthand for Gorbachev's drive to modernise the Soviet economy and society, perestroika means change or reform.

Adopting principles of glasnost and perestroika, he weighed the legacy of seven decades of Communist rule and set a new course, presiding over the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the U ...

Countless words will be dedicated in the following days to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who died Aug. 30 at the age of 91. But throughout his obituaries, two specific words will likely be ...

The momentous era of ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91, was often defined by buzzwords and slogans. From perestroika to glasnost to “Gorbymania”, here are five of the ...