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050 4 _aDK289
_b.D95 1990
100 1 _aDzirkals, Lilita.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aGlasnost and Soviet foreign policy /
_cLilita Dzirkals.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1990.
300 _avii, 41 pages ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aA RAND note ;
_v3008
500 _a"January 1990."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aThis Note examines the beginnings of Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost (openness) policy and its impact on Soviet foreign policy. It traces the gradual widening of Soviet public discussion of foreign and security policy issues and identifies the external and domestic factors driving this development. It covers the period from 1985 through October 1988, but it also makes reference to more recent events. Starting as exposure of corrupt officials, glasnost soon was expanded and used to undermine the conservative opposition to perestroika (restructuring) and the new political thinking. Positive Western reaction to glasnost, welcoming it as proof of Gorbachev's peaceful intentions, stimulated its further expansion. Glasnost undid the Soviet "enemy image" and thus cleared the way for cooperation with the West while the regime sought a way out of the crisis facing the country. Because of the internal power struggle, glasnost has survived attempts to reverse it. As contending elements state their differing views, information regarding Soviet foreign policy and its formulation increases.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aGlasnost.
651 0 _aSoviet Union
_xForeign relations
_y1985-1991.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
830 0 _aRand note ;
_v3008.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3008/
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