Five Years That Shook The World - 9780367004040

Taylor & Francis

This book presents a balanced analysis of perestroika with an eye to the ongoing political, social and cultural changes. It is based on papers prepared for a conference on \""The First Five Years of Perestroika: What Have We Learned? What Has Gorbachev Learned?\"" held at Georgetown University. > This book presents a balanced analysis of perestroika with an eye to the ongoing political, social and cultural changes. It is based on papers prepared for a conference on \""The First Five Years of Perestroika: What Have We Learned? What Has Gorbachev Learned?\"" held at Georgetown University. > Preface and Acknowledgments -- USSR Population By Republic -- Introduction -- Stepping off the Treadmill of Failed Reforms? -- The Soviet Economy on a Treadmill of Perestroika: Gorbachev's First Five Years -- Social Change in the USSR Under Gorbachev: Population, Health and Environmental Issues -- Perestroika as Process: Lessons from the First Five Years -- Imperial Endgame: Nationality Problems as