Question

Gorbachev's _______________ policy was aimed at allowing more freedom of speech and expression.

Answer 1

Glasnost (censorship was relaxed)

but another of his policies was
perestoika (restructuring) - economic reforms to make the Russian economy more efficient

Answer 2

Answer:    Glasnost - transparency

Explanation:  Volume is one of the measures implemented by Mikhail Gorbachev during his reign from 1985 to 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed. It was a measure of open and transparent management, wider and more open information delivery, all with the aim, together with Perestroika, to implement the reforms. The reforms were carried out due to the accumulated problems in economy and the ineffective and slow communist bureaucracy, because it was estimated that it was necessary to keep up with the world that was already at that time going to change.