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The new Russians, Hedrick Smith

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The new Russians, Hedrick Smith

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-580) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The new Russians

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

22511064

Responsibility statement

Hedrick Smith

Summary

The story of the 2nd Russian Revolution

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. Roots of reform: The hidden wellsprings of reform ; The Brezhnev generation : slide into cynicism ; Gorbachev and Khrushchev generation ; How did Gorbachev make it to the top? -- pt. 2. The awakening: "What do you think?" ; Glasnost : a marriage of political convenience ; Troubadours of truth ; Stalinism : the open wound ; The media versus the apparat -- pt. 3. Looking for Perestroika: The culture of envy ; Why the reluctant farmers? ; The captive captains of Soviet industry ; The new entrepreneurs : trying out capitalism -- pt. 4. The empire tearing apart: Uzbekistan : "Our language is our heart and our soul" ; Armenia and Azerbaijan : a Soviet Lebanon ; Lithuania : breaking the taboo of secession ; Backlash in Mother Russia -- pt. 5. The taste of democracy: Grass-roots activism : reinventing politics ; Elections : crossing out party bosses ; Congress : genesis of an opposition ; Communism : "knee-deep in gasoline" ; The party : losing power, losing people ; City Hall : the new political entrepreneurs -- pt. 6. Conclusion: The outlook : Will it collapse of will it endure?

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