ANDREW WILSON AND NINA BACHKATOV - Living with Glasnost. Youth and Society in a Changing Russia

London England, Penguin, 1988. 1st Paperback Edition, Binding: Softcover, Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0140103945 Softcover Today, the bracing atmosphere of glasnost and perestroika allows Soviet citizens to speak out as never before. Once taboo subjects -rioting and prostitution, sexual ignorance and housing shortages, abortion and alcohol abuse - are now discussed openly in the press. Yet the system is still crippled by cynicsim and corruption, and the pace of change seems very slow. In this perceptive and timely new book, two leading journalists set out to separate myths from realities and the hopeful signs from the stagnation. Above all, they tell us what young Soviets really think about work and the family, the army and education, sex, rock music and drugs. The result is a unique portrait of a generation - the generation which is witnessing and participating in the most exciting experiment in Soviet history. Illustrations. Couple of small creases to cover. Fly page removed.