The Russians…have discovered the value…that “glasnost,” the Russian word for openness or publicity, is a desirable form of conduct (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
glas — glas·gow; glas·ser s; glas·ton·bury; Plex·i·glas; ver·glas; glas·nost; glas·we·gian; … English syllables
nost — ac·ti·nost; an·ag·nost; ax·o·nost; bib·li·og·nost; ge·og·nost; so·bor·nost; glas·nost; … English syllables
glasnost — glas·nost … English syllables
glasnost — glas|nost [ˈglæznɔst US ˈgla:snoust] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; : Russian; Origin: openness , from glas voice ] the ↑policy begun by Mikhail Gorbachev in the USSR in the 1980s of allowing discussion of the country s problems … Dictionary of contemporary English
Glasnost — Glas|nost die; <aus russ. glasnost »Öffentlichkeit« zu glasnij »öffentlich, der Allgemeinheit zugänglich«> Transparenz bes. in Bezug auf die Zielsetzungen der Regierung (in der Sowjetunion der späten Achtzigerjahre) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
glasnost — glas|nost [ glaz,noust, glæz,nast ] noun uncount an attempt to introduce a more open and democratic political system, especially in the 1980s in the Soviet Union … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glasnost — glas•nost [[t]ˈglæz nɒst, ˈglɑz [/t]] n. fot the declared public policy in the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985 • Etymology: 1980–85; < Russ glásnost lit … From formal English to slang
glasnost — [gläs′nôst, gläs′nōst] n. [Russ glasnost , opportunity to be heard] the Soviet policy of the 1980s of publicly acknowledging the nation s social and economic problems and of allowing open discussion of them … English World dictionary
lugubre — [ lygybr ] adj. • v. 1300; lat. lugubris, de lugere « être en deuil » 1 ♦ Littér. Qui est signe de deuil, de mort. ⇒ funèbre, macabre. Le son lugubre du glas. 2 ♦ Cour. Qui marque ou inspire une profonde tristesse, un sombre accablement. ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Glasnost — sowjetische Politik der Öffnung * * * Glas|nọst 〈f.; ; unz.; in der Sowjetunion〉 Politik der Offenheit, der Transparenz [russ. „Öffentlichkeit“] * * * Glạs|nost, die; [russ. glasnost = Öffentlichkeit, zu: glasnyj = öffentlich, der Allgemeinheit … Universal-Lexikon
