1st Edition

Soviet/east European Survey, 19871988 Selected Research And Analysis From Radio Free Europe/radio Liberty

By Vojtech Mastny Copyright 1989

    This book presents fifty analytical reports of Soviet/East European survey by the research staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Munich, focusing on the main events and trends in the Soviet bloc during Mikhail Gorbachev's third year in office from 1987 to 1988.

    Introduction -- Gorbachev Between Right and Left -- Toward Demilitarization of East-West Rivalry -- Foreign Policies of Accommodation -- Revolution by Culture -- The Economy on the Road from Socialism -- The Casualties of Reform -- The Challenges of Nationalism -- Religion Claims Rightful Place -- Spreading Discontent -- Keyword: Pluralism -- Hungary's Reform of a Reform -- Yugoslavia and the Future of Socialism -- West Germany's Growing Presence -- For a Different Soviet Union: The Party Conference

    Biography

    Vojtech Mastny