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Democratization in Russia under Gorbachev, 1985–91

The Birth of a Voluntary Sector

Anne White author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave USA

Published:9th Jul '99

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Self-help organizations and charities were the most numerous, but least-studied of pressure groups to emerge during perestroika . This book examines the social exclusion experienced before 1985 by non-working citizens, studies the pre-1985 disabled people's movement and its numerous unofficial, but non-dissident organizations, discusses why the Gorbachev leadership adopted the non-Soviet concept of 'charity', analyses the failure of local authorities after 1985 to stave off pluralism and defeat the voluntary organizations, and assesses how successfully the latter built the foundations of a civil society.

This monograph provides a detailed and fascinating survey of the emergence of the 'voluntary sector' in the USSR during the early 1980s and throughout the reign of M.S. Gorbachev as General Secretary. Russian Review

ISBN: 9780312219932

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 495g

260 pages

1999 ed.