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Soviet Union

Through the Glasnost, Darkly

by Vasiliæi Pavlovich Aksenov,

A cool reaction to Gorbachev’s thaw

The military

by John Kenneth Galbraith,

A loose cannon?

Waltzing with Molotov

by Teresa Toraânska, Jakub Berman,Translated by Agnieszka Kolakowska,

The finale of the world history

Art by Alexander Kosolapov,

A hard speech to stomach

by Vasiliæi Pavlovich Aksenov,

Yevtushenko's recipe for Soviet freedom

Debray: Beyond the Soviet Threat

From Soviet Acquisition of Militarily Significant Western Technology, a study released by the Defense Department in September. The study ranks U. S. defense contractors according to the priority the Soviet…

Soviet Union

Through the Glasnost, Darkly

Gorbachev’s next move

Perceiving Soviet change

Readings

The military

Waltzing with Molotov

The finale of the world history

Gorbachev’s American ways

A hard speech to stomach

Debray: Beyond the Soviet Threat

The KGB’s Top Fifteen

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Soviet Union

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Through the Glasnost, Darkly

Gorbachev’s next move

Perceiving Soviet change

Readings

The military

Waltzing with Molotov

The finale of the world history

Gorbachev’s American ways

A hard speech to stomach

Debray: Beyond the Soviet Threat

The KGB’s Top Fifteen

February 1986

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