perestroika

[ per-uh-stroi-kuh; Russian pyi-ryi-stroi-kuh ]

/ ˌpɛr əˈstrɔɪ kə; Russian pyɪ ryɪˈstrɔɪ kə /

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noun

Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.

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Origin of perestroika

From the Russian word perestróĭka literally, rebuilding, reorganization

Words nearby perestroika

perennate, perennial, perennially, perentie, Peres, perestroika, Peretz, Perey, Pérez de Cuéllar, Perez Esquivel, Pérez Galdós

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How to use perestroika in a sentence

As his perestroika reforms upended the planned economy, the ruble’s purchasing power tanked again, necessitating money rationing in some areas and another currency reform in January 1991.
The ruble has plummeted. It’s not the first time.|Kristy Ironside|February 28, 2022|Washington Post
Of course, in Russia at that time you had just the beginning of Gorbachev, and glasnost and perestroika.
How The Cold War Endgame Played Out In The Rubble Of The Berlin Wall|William O’Connor|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Echo has documented all the crises of the post-Perestroika era, wars, conflicts, scandals, and protests.
The Kremlin Is Killing Echo of Moscow, Russia’s Last Independent Radio Station|Anna Nemtsova|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perestroika and glasnost may have come and gone, but the hair has remained the same.
Russian Politicians Flaunt '80s Style At The Kremlin|Anna Nemtsova|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He built his empire in the perestroika days, when Russia was a new and often violent capitalism frontier.
Oligarch v. Oligarch: London's Courts Attract Litigious Tycoons|Mike Giglio|July 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I left my hometown, Nizhny Novgorod, as a teenager in the midst of perestroika.
Russian Girl Katia Popova Was Trapped in Her Apartment for Nine Years|Anna Nemtsova|December 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for perestroika

perestroika

/ (ˌpɛrəˈstrɔɪkə) /

noun

the policy of reconstructing the economy, etc, of the former Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachov

Word Origin for perestroika

C20: Russian, literally: reconstruction

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