e/Demokratizatsiya

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has gloss	eng: Demokratizatsiya was a slogan introduced by General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in January 1987 calling for the infusion of "democratic" elements into the Soviet Unions single-party government. For Gorbachev, demokratizatsiya meant the introduction of multi-candidate-not multiparty-elections for local Communist Party (CPSU) and Soviets. In this way, he hoped to rejuvenate the party with progressive personnel who would carry out his institutional and policy reforms. The CPSU would retain sole custody of the ballot box. Demokratizatsiya coincided with the announcement to Gorbachevs other reform programs including glasnost (increasing public discussion of issues and accessibility of information to the public), officially announced in mid-1986, and uskoreniye, a speed-up of economic development, which failed miserably. Perestroika (political and economic restructuring), another slogan that became a full-scale campaign in 1987, embraced them all.
lexicalization	eng: Demokratizatsiya
instance of	e/Revolutions of 1989