This compendium of Soviet thought and dialogue aims to introduce Western readers to the broad range of current debates in the Soviet Union concerning the past, present and future of the country and its people. The text draws on articles and letters extracted from dozens of major Soviet periodicals, including statements by political analysts, economists, historians, journalists and writers. The book is also interspersed with excerpts from readers' letters published in the media. The extracts are placed in context by original ...
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This compendium of Soviet thought and dialogue aims to introduce Western readers to the broad range of current debates in the Soviet Union concerning the past, present and future of the country and its people. The text draws on articles and letters extracted from dozens of major Soviet periodicals, including statements by political analysts, economists, historians, journalists and writers. The book is also interspersed with excerpts from readers' letters published in the media. The extracts are placed in context by original essays that focus on the themes that underlie all discussion of the implications of reform. Presenting an orchestra of voices, the book paints a portrait of the diversity of opinions - from reformist to conservative - expressed in the public debates unleashed by glasnost.
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