RIP Gorbachev (What does Perestroika and Glasnost actually mean?)
Gorbatschow war der letzte Soviet-Präsident und im Westen und vor allem in Deutschland ein geschätzter und beliebter Politiker, da er die friedliche Auflösung der Sowjetunion, die Beendigung des Kalten Kriegs und die Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands (BRD) mit der DDR ermöglicht hat.
Zwei Slogans, die man mit Michail Sergejewitsch Gorbatschow verbindet, sind die zwei russischen Schlagworte, mit denen er ebenfalls in die Geschichte eingegangen ist: Perestroika und Glasnost.
Was bedeutet Perestroika und Glasnost genau?
Perestroika (перестройка) bedeutet wörtlich übersetzt Umbau, Umgestaltung oder Umstrukturierung, politisch würde man es heute mit "Reformen", "Modernisierung" oder "Wandel" übersetzen.
Glasnost (гласность) das zweite Schlagwort steht für Offenheit, Transparenz (glas ist die Stimme). Im weiteren Sinn fällt auch die Meinungs- und Pressefreiheit darunter.
Perestroika und Glasnost sind also zwei Tugenden, die eigentlich für alle Politiker gelten sollten, sowohl damals als auch heute.
Mikhail Gorbachev "reconstructing" the Austrian Railways (ÖBB)
Video credit: ÖBB
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English
Gorbachev was the last Soviet president and a valued and popular politician in the West, especially in Germany, because he made possible the peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union, the end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany (FRG) with the GDR.
Two slogans associated with Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev are the two Russian catchwords with which he also entered history: perestroika and glasnost.
What exactly do perestroika and glasnost mean?
Perestroika (перестройка) literally means reconstruction, transformation or restructuring; politically, it would be translated today as "reforms," "modernization" or "change".
Glasnost (гласность) the second buzzword stands for openness, transparency (glas is the voice). In a broader sense, it also includes freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
Perestroika and glasnost are therefore two virtues that should actually apply to all politicians back then and now.
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