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The Thaw Generation: Coming of Age in the Post-Stalin Era
Contributor(s): Alexeyeva, Ludmilla (Author)

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 ISBN: 0822959119     ISBN-13: 9780822959113
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
OUR PRICE: $57.75  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 1993
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Annotation: The Thaw Generation offers an insider's look at the Soviet dissident movement - the intellectuals who, during the Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras, dared to challenge an oppressive system and demand the rights guaranteed by the Soviet constitution. Fired from their jobs, hunted by the KGB, "tried", and imprisoned, Alexeyeva and other activists including Andrei Sakharov, Yuri Orlov, Yuli Daniel, and Andrei Sinyavsky, through their dedication and their personal and professional sacrifices, focused international attention on the issue of human rights in the USSR.

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BISAC Categories:
- History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism
Dewey: B
LCCN: 92050913
Series: Russian and East European Studies
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.1" W x 9.32" L (1.16 lbs) 352 pages
 
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The Thaw Generation offers an insider's look at the Soviet dissident movement--the intellectuals who, during the Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras, dared to challenge an oppressive system and demand the rights guaranteed by the Soviet constitution. Fired from their jobs, hunted by the KGB, "tried," and imprisoned, Alexeyeva and other activists including Andrei Sakharov, Yuri Orlov, Yuli Daniel, and Andrei Sinyavsky, through their dedication and their personal and professional sacrifices, focused international attention on the issue of human rights in the USSR.
 
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