Soviet Russia opened up in 1988, but its freedom proved fleeting. We should guard ours vigilantly.

play Perestroika and glasnost: Gorbachev's reforms Gorbachev's two main reform ideas are perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness). Gorbachev announces reform plans to increase liberty ...

This is the story of an extraordinary project, born of perestroika and glasnost, which challenged Soviet views on art and sexuality. The illustrations here are a selection of artworks which formed ...