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The Soviet Intelligentsia An Essay on the Social Structure and Roles of Soviet Intellectuals in the 1960s

By L.G. Churchward Copyright 1973
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

The Soviet Intelligentsia (1973) is a valuable study of the composition and structure of the Soviet intelligentsia during the 1960s. It focuses in particular on the position of social scientists and the relationship between the intelligentsia and the Communist party. The book contains much original material drawn from Soviet newspapers, books and periodicals, and from the personal experiences... Read more

1. The Intelligentsia in Soviet Society  2. The Social Structure of the Soviet Intelligentsia  3. Recruitment and Training of the Intelligentsia  4. The Intellectual Culture  5. Intellectual Lifestyles  6. Social Roles of the Soviet Intelligentsia  7. The Intelligentsia and Politics  8. The Future of the Intelligentsia

Biography

At the time of writing The Soviet Intelligentsia, L.G. Churchward was Reader in Political Science at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He had been a member of the staff of the Political Science Department since 1945. He published widely in the fields of history and politics and was the author of Contemporary Soviet Government (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1968).