Glasnost
Sir,—The policies of the present Soviet leadership under Mikhail Gorbachev are aimed at closing the widening gap between the technological and economic achievements of the leading capitalistic countries and the Soviet Union. The autocratic nature of the Soviet communist system stifles the natural talents of this great nation. The glasnost policies appear to recognise the shortcomings. The Western nations, including New Zealand, must continue to encourage these policy changes and thus assist the Soviet people to create a freer, more democratic society and, thus, a safer world.—Yours, etc., JOHN G. FREEMAN. August 20, 1988.
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