perestroika

political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s, widely associated with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost policy reform
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perestroika

Summary

perestroika is a reform[1]. perestroika ranks in the top 5% of reform entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,716 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • perestroika is in the country of Soviet Union[3].
  • perestroika's instance of is recorded as reform[4].
  • rebuilding is named after perestroika[5].
  • perestroika's Commons category is recorded as Perestroika[6].
  • perestroika began on 1985[7].
  • perestroika ended on 1991[8].
  • Among those involved in perestroika was Mikhail Gorbachev[9].
  • perestroika's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Perestroika[10].
  • perestroika's Commons gallery is recorded as Perestroika[11].
  • perestroika's political ideology is recorded as New political thinking[12].
  • perestroika's described by source is recorded as Populer Tarih Sozlugu[13].
  • perestroika's has effect is recorded as dissolution of the Soviet Union[14].
  • perestroika's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'перестро́йка'}[15].
  • perestroika's different from is recorded as Troika[16].
  • perestroika's different from is recorded as Perestroika[17].
  • perestroika dates from the 1980s[18].
  • perestroika dates from the 1990s[19].

Body

Definition and Type

perestroika's instance of is recorded as reform[4].

Origins

rebuilding is named after perestroika[5].

Influence

Things named for perestroika include Perestroika[20], a video game[21].

Why It Matters

perestroika ranks in the top 5% of reform entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,716 views/month).[2] perestroika has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] perestroika is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for perestroika include Perestroika[20], a video game[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Different from Troika, Perestroika
    Has effect dissolution of the Soviet Union
    Named after
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