perestroika
/pɛɹ.ɪˈstɹɔi.kə/
noun
- 1
(singularity theory) A situation where a small variation of parameters leads to a sudden change in properties.
proper noun
- 1
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.
- 2
The period of time in the Soviet Union during which these reforms were carried out and in effect.
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