перестройка

Russian

Etymology

From пере- (pere-, over, over again) +‎ стро́йка (strójka, construction).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪrʲɪˈstrojkə]
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Noun

перестро́йка • (perestrójkaf inan (genitive перестро́йки, nominative plural перестро́йки, genitive plural перестро́ек, relational adjective перестро́ечный)

  1. rebuilding, reconstruction
  2. reorganization, restructuring, reformation
  3. reorientation
  4. perestroika (a program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s)

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