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| per·e·stroi·ka [ pèrrə stróykə ] |
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1. Soviet reform policy: the political and economic restructuring in the former Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev from about 1986. The stated objectives included decentralized control of industry and agriculture and some private ownership.
See also glasnost
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2. any political restructuring: any political, bureaucratic, or economic restructuring
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| [Late 20th century. < Russian, "rebuilding, reconstruction"] |
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