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Meaning of "perestroika" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERESTROIKA

Russian, literally: reconstruction.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PERESTROIKA

perestroika  [ˌpɛrəˈstrɔɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERESTROIKA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perestroika is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERESTROIKA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Perestroika

Perestroika (Russian: перестро́йка, IPA: ( listen)) was a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s (1986), widely associated with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost (meaning "openness") policy reform. The literal meaning of perestroika is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet political and economic system. Perestroika is often argued to be the cause of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe, and the end of the Cold War.

Definition of perestroika in the English dictionary

The definition of perestroika in the dictionary is the policy of reconstructing the economy, etc, of the former Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachov.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERESTROIKA


acre
ˈeɪkə
Africa
ˈæfrɪkə
America
əˈmɛrɪkə
angelica
ænˈdʒɛlɪkə
Antarctica
æntˈɑːktɪkə
baker
ˈbeɪkə
biker
ˈbaɪkə
breaker
ˈbreɪkə
electronica
ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪkə
erica
ˈɛrɪkə
erotica
ɪˈrɒtɪkə
Jamaica
dʒəˈmeɪkə
liquor
ˈlɪkə
maker
ˈmeɪkə
mica
ˈmaɪkə
replica
ˈrɛplɪkə
sticker
ˈstɪkə
ticker
ˈtɪkə
troika
ˈtrɔɪkə
veronica
vəˈrɒnɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERESTROIKA

pereiopod
Pereira
pereira bark
Perelman
peremptorily
peremptoriness
peremptory
Perendale
perennate
perennation
perennial
perenniality
perennially
perennibranch
perennity
perentie
perenties
perenty

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERESTROIKA

balalaika
dika
Gernika
kaika
laika
Lake Tanganyika
Nkosi Sikelel´ iAfrika
paprika
pika
romaika
Salonika
sika
Spanish paprika
swastika
Tanganyika
tika

Synonyms and antonyms of perestroika in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perestroika» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERESTROIKA

Find out the translation of perestroika to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perestroika from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perestroika» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

重组改革
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perestroika
570 millions of speakers

English

perestroika
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीओ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيريسترويكا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перестройки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perestroika
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

perestroika
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perestroïka
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perestroika
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Perestroika
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペレストロイカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

페레스트로이카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perestroika
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

perestroika
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரஸ்துரொய்ய்கா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अग्रगण्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

perestroyka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perestroika
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pierestrojki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перебудови
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perestroika
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περεστρόικα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perestroika
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perestroikaen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perestrojka
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perestroika

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERESTROIKA»

The term «perestroika» is regularly used and occupies the 88.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERESTROIKA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «perestroika» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «perestroika» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perestroika

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4 QUOTES WITH «PERESTROIKA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perestroika.
1
Stephen Cohen
The essential meaning of perestroika for Gorbachev and his supporters was creating and acting on alternatives to failed and dangerous policies at home and abroad.
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Carlos Fuentes
Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
I paid too heavy a price for perestroika.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Without perestroika, the cold war simply would not have ended. But the world could not continue developing as it had, with the stark menace of nuclear war ever present.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERESTROIKA»

Discover the use of perestroika in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perestroika and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Perestroika and Soviet National Security
Describes the radical rethinking of Soviet national security, considers it in the context of worldwide foreign policy, and explains the implications for the United States
Michael MccGwire, 2000
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Why Perestroika Failed
This argues that Perestroika failed as the result of the lack of understanding of market and political processes with reform processes representing
Peter J Boettke, 2002
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Soviet Workers and the Collapse of Perestroika: The Soviet ...
A comprehensive analysis of the role of labour policy in the development and ultimate collapse of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms.
Donald Filtzer, 1994
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Russian Talk: Culture and Conversation During Perestroika
Ries agues that while these narratives aptly depicted the chaotic events of the time, they also comprised a kind of contemporary folklore, generic in their lamenting, portentous tones and their culturally poignant details.The story of a ...
Nancy Ries, 1997
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Perestroika: Its Rise and Fall
Eyewitness reports and analysis by the late Peoples Weekly World Moscow correspondent. Davidow takes his readers from the first steps of restructuring and openness through the errors, obstacles and tragedies that followed.
Mike Davidow, 1993
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Glasnost, Perestroika and the Soviet Media
How have the tumultuous changes in the Soviet Union affected the Soviet press and television reporting? This detailed study looks at the changing role of journalism and the media in the Gorbachev era.
Brian McNair, 2006
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The 'Children of Perestroika': Moscow Teenagers Talk about ...
While living in Moscow on a teachers' exchange, Deborah Adelman interviewed teenagers from diverse backgrounds--students, workers, and prospective draftees.
‎1992
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The "children of Perestroika" Come of Age: Young People of ...
Interviews with young Russians share their outlook on love, marriage, children, education, military service, and work
Deborah Adelman, 1994
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Gorbachev's Glasnost: The Soviet Media in the First Phase of ...
"In Gorbachev's Glasnost: The Soviet Media in the First Phase of Perestroika, author Joseph Gibbs traces the development of glasnost as both concept and policy, from the Leninist idea of "criticism and self-criticism" to Gorbachev's attempt ...
Joseph Gibbs, 1999
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What Went Wrong with Perestroika
A political commentator discusses the rise and fall of Mikhail Gorbachev, revealing Gorbachev as a reluctant reformer, who did nothing to counter the nation's overindulgence of heavy industry
Marshall I. Goldman, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERESTROIKA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perestroika is used in the context of the following news items.
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Russian film director of noted perestroika-era film 'Little Vera' dead …
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agencies say film director Vasily Pichul, whose gritty perestroika-era movie "Little Vera" attracted international ... «Newser, Jul 15»
2
Why Is Today's Art So Meaningless?
I am reminded of a Russian artist who won notoriety in curatorial circles in the West following perestroika. He would go down on all fours at art ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Did Armenia just have an Orange Revolution?
... the traditional site of popular protests since the days of perestroika in the late 1980s. It was widely rumored that the price increase was only to ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Artist Issam Kourbaj talks about his latest work inspired by his Syrian …
Once in Russia, he soaked up constructivism and the atmosphere of social change. “While Gorbachev was doing his perestroika,” he says, ... «The National, Jul 15»
5
Foreword to The Frankfurt School, Postmodernism and the Politics of …
... a bourgeois candidate for the presidency of Cyprus, and hailing Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika as the beginning of the “political revolution” ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
6
The Virus of Freedom
So that's how it came to be: for decades, single dissidents carried the virus of freedom within themselves and with Perestroika, it eventually ... «UpNorth, Jul 15»
7
Goodbye To All That: Older Matt Young Leaves Bar Industry
Young quickly became the opening bartender at Perestroika at Pravda. He worked alongside Nick Detrich as Detrich developed the vision and ... «NOLA Defender, Jul 15»
8
Open Cuba Doesnt Mean Free Cuba
Under the tutelage of Raul, far from being in the grip of glasnost and perestroika, Havana is seeking a rapprochement with the United States ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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Horse racing: Here's your top tips for the day
In the fillies' handicap Perestroika (8.20) should have the race run to suit and looked to improve again for the step up to 12f when a close third ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
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On human rights, US and Vietnam still talking past each other
... a sort of Vietnamese perestroika. If large numbers of citizens know their constitutional rights and constantly assert them, they say, the regime ... «East Asia Forum, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Perestroika [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/perestroika>. Apr 2024 ».
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