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Meaning of Gorbymania | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Enthusiasm for Mikhail Gorbachev, USSR head of state from 1985 to 1991, who introduced the liberalizing reforms of glasnost and perestroika.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“While in Bonn, at the time of Gorbymania, I fell in with part of the Russian entourage.”
“Western readers stricken by Gorbymania and with only limited knowledge of the nuances of the Soviet power structure found such "exposes" shocking.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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