Soviet Society Under Gorbachev: Current Trends and the Prospects for Change

by Maurice Friedberg, Heyward Isham

Overview

The essays in this volume assess key aspects of Soviet society and social policy under Gorbachev. It provides a survey of Soviet family problems and demographic change, economic and labour policy, the alcohol problem, nationality policy, and trends in culture and communications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315493633
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/08/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Maurice Friedberg, Heyward Isham,

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Contemporary Soviet Family: Problems, Issues, Perspectives, Mark G. Field; Chapter 2 Labor Problems and the Prospects for Accelerated Economic Growth, Vladimir Kontorovich; Chapter 3 A Noble Experiment? Gorbachev's Antidrinking Campaign, Vladimir G. Treml; Chapter 4 Gorbachev and the Soviet Nationality Problem, Paul A. Goble; Chapter 5 Glasnost' and Soviet Culture, Anthony Olcott; Chapter 6 Making the Media Work: Soviet Society and Communications, Ellen Mickiewicz; Chapter 7 Afterword, Heyward Isham;