Michael Gorbachev and the Russian word glasnost http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasnost seem to be identical with each other. This was the period of Russia wherein transparency and openness became an expected behavior from government bureaucracy. This period was felt from the late 1980's to 2000.
Circa 2008, China experienced a devastating earthquake and Myanmar with cyclone Nargis.
Follow the link below.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/19/europe/soviet.php
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