Question

In 1988, Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev introduced a series of reforms designed to give new freedoms to the people, including greater freedom of speech. The press also became far less controlled, and thousands of political prisoners and many dissidents were released. What is the name of Gorbachev's reform movement described above?
a. Demokratizatsiya
b. Demorossiya
c.Glasnost
d.Perestroika

Answer 1

It was known as glasnost
It has been used in Russian to mean "openness and transparency. this policy, aided by perestroika which means restructuring,
introduced a series of reforms designed to give new freedoms to the people, including greater freedom of speech. The press also became far less controlled, and thousands of political prisoners and many dissidents were released.