Perestroika is a term which was used to describe the changing political and social structure of the former Soviet Union during thelate 1980s.
perestroika in British English
(ˌpɛrəˈstrɔɪkə)
noun
the policy of reconstructing the economy, etc, of the former Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachov
Word origin
C20: Russian, literally: reconstruction
perestroika in American English
(ˌpɛrəˈstrɔɪkə)
noun
the policy of restructuring and reforming the economic, political, and social systems of the U.S.S.R. promoted by Mikhail Gorbachev beginning in the mid 1980s
Word origin
Russ perestrojka, reconstruction < perestroit', to rebuild, reorganize
Examples of 'perestroika' in a sentence
perestroika
Killing Irena Nikitina because she was perhaps the motor of perestroika.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2002)
`All this glasnost and perestroika...' Dorothy rolled her eyes.