Question

what was glasnost?
investments in machinery and industrial metals that would modernize soviet factories
reduction in the control of the soviet union over eastern european communist countries
promotion of transparency in government and reduction in the soviet governments control over the media
disarmament of the soviet unions military and a concentration on goods produced primarily for the private sector

Explanation:

Glasnost was a policy in the Soviet Union that aimed to increase government transparency and reduce state - controlled media censorship. It was part of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms.

Answer:

promotion of transparency in government and reduction in the Soviet government's control over the media