Question

, meaning “restructuring,” reduced government control and helped the Soviet Union move away from a totalitarian government

Answer 1

Answer:

The statement is referring to "Perestroika".

Explanation:

"Perestroika" is a term that means "restructuring" in Russian. It was one of the two flagship policies of Mikhail Gorbachev.

The goal of Perestroika was to restructure the lagging Soviet economy, by reducing government control, and adding some market elements to the centralized planned system.

Perestroika, along with Glasnot (which means "transparency"), helped reform the Soviet Union in its las years, and ignited a series of popular movements that began to demand radical change.

In the end, these movements ended up bringing the Soviet Union to its final collapse.