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Перестройка-/Pe-re-'stroi-ka/- restructuring
The literate meaning of "perestroika" is restructuring, particularly restructuring political and economic system of the USSR. The combination of reforms introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev which took place in 1986—1991. To learn more about Soviet times and perestroika, use services of our experienced Moscow tour guides.