The emigres speak out; is the Soviet Union changing?

From: The Nation | Date: June 13, 1987| Author: | Copyright information

The Emigres Speak Out

American publications rarely report that Mikhail Gorbachev'sreforms have thrown the Soviet emigre community into political disarray. The skeptics, who warn against succumbing to the allure of glasnost, continue to exercise an enormous influence on American perceptions of the Soviet Union.

For this special issue, we asked emigres working in differentprofessions and holding diverse political opinions to discuss whether the changes in various areas of domestic policy over the past two years suggest that a process of significant change is under way in ...

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