So his policies of perestroika, restructuring, and then glasnost,or openness, speeded up the disintegration of the Soviet empire,".

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In fact, there is reason to believe that Gorbachev is using perestroika and glasnost as tactical devices in domestic politics.

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Gorbachev's employment of perestroika and glasnost in Soviet foreign and domestic policy is more complex than most Western commentators acknowledge.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The New Soviet Challenge

Gorbachev strove at first to preserve Leninism as the foundation for reforming communism, employing the twin concepts of perestroika and glasnost to renovate the Soviet economy and political system.

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