Change and continuity in Eastern Europe /

This is a guide to post-communist reality, written by social scientists, and offers a detailed analysis of the transformation taking place in the former Soviet Union in terms of social, political and economic structures.

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Other Authors: Piirainen, Timo.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Dartmouth Pub. Co., c1994.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction / Timo Piirainen
  • 2. Russia, the Baltic States and the Nordic Countries: International Relations in Transition / Jyrki Kakonen
  • 3. Russian Political Development and Prospects / Jyrki Iivonen
  • 4. The Economic Transition in Russia / Pekka Sutela
  • 5. The Cultural and Moral Upheaval in Russia / Timo Vihavainen
  • 6. Survival Strategies in a Transition Economy: Everyday Life, Subsistence and New Inequalities in Russia / Timo Piirainen
  • 7. Class Relations in Russia / Markku Kivinen
  • 8. Social Problems and Social Policy in Russia and the Baltic Countries / Jussi Simpura
  • 9. Changes in the Status of Women in Russia and Estonia / Elina Haavio-Mannila and Kaisa Kauppinen
  • 10. The Russian City Today
  • Changes in St. Petersburg / Igor Travin
  • 11. Three Scenarios for the Future of Eastern Europe / Timo Piirainen.