"Perestroika
is the decisive defeat of the processes of stagnation, the destruction
of the braking mechanism, the creation of a reliable and effective mechanism
for increasing the pace of the social-economic development of society.
The main idea of our strategy is to unite the achievements of the scientific-technical
revolution with a planned economy and to bring into action the entire
potential of socialism.
"Perestroika
is the buttress for the vital creativity of the masses; it is the all-sided
development of democracy and socialist self-direction, the encouragement
of initiative and independence, the strengthening of discipline and
order, the widening of glasnost, criticism and self-criticism in all
spheres of social life; it is a greatly heightened respect for the value
and worth of the individual.
"Perestroika
is the steady elevation of the role of intensive factors in the development
of the Soviet economy, the reestablishment and development of the Leninist
principles of democratic centralism in the direction of the national
economy, universal introduction of economic methods of management, rejection
of administration by command, assuring the transfer of all levels of
the economy to the principles of complete financial self- sufficiency
and new forms of the organization of labor and production, the utmost
support for innovation and socialist enterprise.
"Perestroika
is a decisive turn to science, a businesslike partnership of practice
with science in order to achieve optimal final results, the ability
to place any initiative on a firm scientific basis, the readiness and
fervent desire of scientists to actively support the course of the Party
for renewing society; at the same time, it is concern about the development
of science, the growth of its cadres, and its active participation in
the process of reform.
"Perestroika
is a priority on the development of the social sphere, a more complete
satisfaction of the demands of the Soviet people for good working conditions,
everyday life, rest, education, and medical services; it is a constant
concern for the spiritual wealth and culture of every individual and
of society in general; it is the ability to combine the solution of
wide-ranging, cardinal problems of society with the solution of on-going
questions of concern to people.
"Perestroika
is the energetic liberation of society from the distortions of socialist
morality, the consistent realization of the principles of social justice;
it is the unity of word and deed, of rights and responsibilities; it
is the elevation of honest, high-quality labor, and overcoming the equalizing
tendencies in terms of pay and consumer items.
"The
final goal of perestroika, it seems is clear: a profound renewal of
all aspects of the nation's life, imparting to socialism the most contemporary
forms of social organizations, and the most complete disclosure of the
humanitarian character of our society in all its decisive aspects--economic,
social-political, and moral."