[ ˌpɛrɪ'strɔɪkə ]
■ noun (in the former Soviet Union) the policy or practice of reforming the economic and political system, practised in the 1980s under Mikhail Gorbachev.
Origin
Russ., lit. 'restructuring'.
[ ˌpɛrɪ'strɔɪkə ]
■ noun (in the former Soviet Union) the policy or practice of reforming the economic and political system, practised in the 1980s under Mikhail Gorbachev.
Origin
Russ., lit. 'restructuring'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004