1st Edition
The Glasnost Papers Voices On Reform From Moscow
359 Pages
by
Routledge
359 Pages
by
Routledge
359 Pages
by
Routledge
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This unique compendium of Soviet thought and dialogue introduces 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. Andrei Melville, the Soviet academic who spearheaded this work, is convinced that Mikhail Gorbachev's initiatives have led his country to the brink of a domestic transformation, one that... Read more
A Personal Introduction -- Overview—The Role of Glasnost in Gorbachev's Reform Strategy -- The Anatomy of Glasnost -- Debates over History: We Want to Know the Truth About Our Past -- The Church and Religion in Soviet Society -- The Debate over Justice and Individual Rights -- An Economy at the Crossroads -- Nationality Relations in the Age of Glasnost -- What Is New About New Political Thinking? -- We and the Outside World -- Conclusion
Biography
"Andrei Melville is vice-president of the Soviet Peace Committee. Gall W. Lapidus is a professor of political science at the University of California-Berkeley and chair of the Berkeley-Stanford Program in Soviet Studies."
