Glasnost and Empire : National Aspirations in the USSR (Hardcover)

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Studies are timely, concise analyses of important issues and developments in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. They are prepared by scholars and researchers at RFE/RL headquarters in Munich, West Germanyóone of the largest centers in the West for research on Soviet/East European affairs. This book focuses on the Soviet nationality issue. Experts in the field of Soviet Studies these, previously published contributors include S. Enders Wimbush, Elizabeth Teague, Bohdan Nahaylo, T.H. Ives and Iain Elliot. Contents: How High is the National Question on Gorbachev's Agenda?; Putting Current Nationality Problems in Historical Perspective; The Soviet Nationalities Under Gorbachev: Real Issues, Future Scenarios; and Gorbachev, Glasnost and Jamming.