Contemporary Soviet Politics: An Introduction

by Donald D. Barry

This book provides a general introduction to Soviet politics and examines the key features of party and governmental operations. It discusses such topics as Soviet economic organization and policy shortfalls and controversial areas such as religion, mixed nationalities, crime, the status of women and the family. Revised to bring the text up-to-date with the revolutionary changes of the Gorbachev era, this edition incorporates a new chapter on social problems relating to women, reproduction and youth. The glossary has been updated and appendices now provide texts of the USSR Constitution (including the extensive revisions which were made to it in late 1988) and the Rules of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

420 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Donald D. Barry was University Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University where he served as department chair and director of the Center for International Studies. In 1966 he received the Lehigh Early Career Award for Distinguished Teaching, and later he was awarded the Lindback Foundation Award for outstanding teaching and the Eleanor and Joseph Libsch Research Award.

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