Claim 158

Glavlit's standards were relaxed in late 1988 as part of Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost campaign, and the agency was dissolved by presidential decree in 1991.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Glavlit's standards were relaxed in late 1988 as part of Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost campaign, and the agency was dissolved by presidential decree in 1991.
Field: status
Value: Relaxed under glasnost, dissolved 1991
About: incident 1922-ussr-glavlit-censorship
Source: Glavlit
Publisher: Encyclopedia.com
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

Its standards were relaxed in late 1988 as part of Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost campaign