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
It was known as glasnost It has been used in Russian to mean "openness and transparency. this policy, aided by perestroika which means restructuring, <span>
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.</span>