Abstract
Gorbachev's policy of glasnost’ has had a considerable impact both inside and outside the Soviet Union. Particular attention is devoted to three aspects of this policy: press criticism of officialdom in the context of intensified conflict within the political leadership; greater pluralism in the world of publishing and its significance for the relationship between the state and the intelligentsia; and the problem of ‘bad news’ in the light of traditional Soviet ideology. Each of these involves dilemmas for the political leadership, since the requirement is for a degree of change which at the same time tends to challenge a fundamental feature of the established order such as an emphasis upon unity, consensus and success. This may lead to a more limited role for the party in the economy and society, accommodating a greater degree of spontaneity, although more authoritarian outcomes are also possible.
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