perestroika.
A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.
Meaning & usage
A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.
The period of time in the Soviet Union during which these reforms were carried out and in effect.
A situation where a small variation of parameters leads to a sudden change in properties.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Russian перестро́йка (perestrójka, “restructuring”).
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