Perestroika

See also: perestroika and perestroïka

German

Alternative forms

• Perestrojka

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian перестро́йка (perestrójka, “restructuring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peʁɛsˈtʁɔʏ̯ka/

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• Hyphenation: Pe‧res‧troi‧ka

Noun

Perestroika f (genitive Perestroika, no plural)

1. perestroika (reform policy in the Soviet Union)

Declension

Declension of Perestroika [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Perestroika
genitive	einer	der	Perestroika
dative	einer	der	Perestroika
accusative	eine	die	Perestroika

See also

• Glasnost

Further reading

• “Perestroika” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Perestroika” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Perestroika” in Duden online