tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93806949401535283.post6121177635215455704..comments2023-08-28T06:45:35.829-07:00Comments on Jon Bear and Carlyn Girl's small adventures: Wall Street (novel) by Kenneth LipperCarlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226024126682885326noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93806949401535283.post-23641738272037072202012-11-19T20:31:56.761-08:002012-11-19T20:31:56.761-08:00My father had this on DVD but I've only watche...My father had this on DVD but I've only watched the sequel - didn't even know it was a novel! Rissihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378400717440822186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93806949401535283.post-23151754898327296132012-11-16T22:23:14.843-08:002012-11-16T22:23:14.843-08:00Okies. >.< I looked it up. Glastnost MORE ...Okies. >.< I looked it up. Glastnost MORE specifically was a policy institued by Gorbachev (affectionately known as Gorby in the U.S.A.) that called for openess and transparency in the Soveit Union's governmental institutions. THANK YOU WIKIPEDIA Ultimately that fostered a greater level of trust between the United States and Soviet Union which began the period of detente. =) jon bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082859646896477574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93806949401535283.post-24464518369732705492012-11-16T22:18:33.969-08:002012-11-16T22:18:33.969-08:00haha... well let's see if I can remember this ...haha... well let's see if I can remember this without looking it up. >.< Detente was the "easing of tensions" between the United States and the Soviet Union and Glastnost(I can't recall the exact definition or translation) was a kind of "peace movement" which acted as the extention of an "olive branch" by Mikhail Gorbachev to President Regan, in an effort to end the nuclear arms race with America and to begin the disarmerment of nuclear weapons? Maybe someone can help me out here. Ultimately though it marked a decided change in the Cold War politics that gripped the U.S.A. and Soviet Union for the better part of four decades. jon bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082859646896477574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93806949401535283.post-67430000111809479512012-11-15T23:35:41.917-08:002012-11-15T23:35:41.917-08:00What is Glastnost? There are plenty of tie-in movi...What is Glastnost? There are plenty of tie-in movie books available, they are mostly for children's movies. For example, the Disney movies but there are some adult ones as well. The adult ones are mostly from the sci fi genre, they have a lot of novelisations and companion books. <br /><br />Carlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226024126682885326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93806949401535283.post-29681561611427580352012-11-15T19:49:43.889-08:002012-11-15T19:49:43.889-08:00The 1980s were an interesting time to grow up. He...The 1980s were an interesting time to grow up. Here in the U.S. they were probably defined to me largely by Ronald Regan's "Reagonomics", Glastnost, The Challenger Disaster and Pop music. Not to reduce it to those events, that's just what comes foremost to my mind. I saw Wall Street when I was a little kid, so I'm not sure how much I could appreciate it at that age. It's interesting that the book was written as an adaptation after the movie. I've never read a book like that to my recollection. jon bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082859646896477574noreply@blogger.com