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The Soviet Union

Internal and External Perspectives on Soviet Society

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Vladimir Shlapentokh
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  2. Eric Shiraev
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  3. Eero Carroll
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh, Eric Shiraev, Eero Carroll
    Pages 1-12

  3. Thinkers From Overseas: How Western Experts Described the Soviet Union Over Its 74-Year History

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh, Eric Shiraev, Eero Carroll
    Pages 13-48

  4. Homegrown Russian Elites and Soviet Realities

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh, Eric Shiraev, Eero Carroll
    Pages 49-76

  5. The Soviet Union in the Mirror of American Public Opinion from the 1930s to 1990

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh, Eric Shiraev, Eero Carroll
    Pages 77-112

  6. Ordinary Citizens’ Perceptions of the Soviet System from Within

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh, Eric Shiraev, Eero Carroll
    Pages 113-139

  7. Conclusion

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh, Eric Shiraev, Eero Carroll
    Pages 141-144

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 145-182
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The book analyzes Soviet society as a 'hard reality', emphasizes the varying perceptions of it in the Soviet Union and the US, and insists that, while glorifications of the Soviet reality have been useful, the most accurate descriptions of this reality were critical.

About the authors


ERIC SHIRAEV is a a Political Psychologist at George Mason University, USA. 
 
EERO CARROLL has held post-doctoral appointments at SOFI, Stockholm University (1999-2006), the National Institute for Working Life (2006-07) and the Institute for Futures Studies (2007-08), all in Stockholm, Sweden.

VLADIMIR SHLAPENTOKH is Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University, USA.

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