Conscience, Dissent and Reform in Soviet Russia

Taylor & Francis

This book embraces the political, intellectual, social and cultural history of Soviet Russia. Providing a useful perspective of Putin\u2019s Russia, and with a strong historical and religious background, the book: \n--looks at the changing features of the Soviet ideology from Lenin to Stalin, and the moral universe of Stalin's time \n--explores the history of the moral thinking of the dissident intelligentsia \n--examines the moral dimension of Soviet dissent amongst dissidents of both religious and secular persuasions, and includes biographical material\n--explores the ethical assumptions of the perestroika era, firstly amongst Communist leaders, and then in the emerging democratic and national forces. > \n1. Introduction 2. Russian Moral Traditions before 1917 3. Tension and Change in Revolutionary Ethics 4. Moral Experience under Stalin 5. The Rebirth of Conscience under Khrushchev 6. The Ethics of the Human Rights Movement 7. In Search of Inner Freedom 8. Dialogue and Division