Glasnost
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Glasnost. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Glasnost, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Glasnost in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Glasnost you have here. The definition of the word Glasnost will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofGlasnost, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”). The usual final stress is hyperforeign.
Pronunciation
Noun
Glasnost f or n (strong, genitive Glasnost, no plural)
- (historical) glasnost
- 2007, Hans-Jürgen Bieling, quoting Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Extremes, quoted in Internationale politische Ökonomie – Eine Einführung, Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, page 230:
- Was die Sowjetunion immer schneller auf den Abgrund zusteuern ließ, war das Zusammenspiel dreier Dinge: Glasnost, das in der Desintegration von Autorität gipfelte; Perestroika, die in der Zerstörung jenes alten Mechanismus gipfelte, der die Wirtschaft am Leben erhalten hatte, ohne zugleich irgendeine Alternative zu ihm aufgebaut zu haben; und daraus folgend der immer dramatischere Abbau des Lebensstandards der Bürger.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Glasnost