Income Inequalities in the Former Soviet Union and Its Republics. by Flakierski, Henryk

Table of Contents: “…Wage Distribution in the USSR ; III. Distribution of Per Capita Household Income ; IV. …”
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Politically Motivated Justice Authoritarian Legacies and Their Role in Shaping Constitutional Practices in the Former Soviet Union / by Artem Galushko. by Galushko, Artem

Table of Contents: “…Theoretical Framework for Analyzing Politically Motivated Justice in the Former USSR -- Chapter 2. Political Trials during the Communist Regime -- Chapter 3. …”
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Negotiating environment and science : an insider's view of international agreements, from driftnets to the space station / Richard J. Smith. by Smith, Richard J., 1932-

Table of Contents: “…Earth's ozone shield -- The driftnet dilemma -- Acid rains on Canadian-U.S. relations -- Caribou in the oil patch -- The U.S.-USSR science agreement -- Space station partnership -- Human rights and the environment -- Fishing in the donut hole -- On finding common ground.…”
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Propaganda and persuasion : the Cold War and the Canadian-Soviet Friendship Society / Jennifer Anderson. by Anderson, Jennifer, 1972-

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Creating new states : theory and practice of secession / by Aleksandar Pavković with Peter Radan. by Pavković, Aleksandar

Table of Contents: “…-- Secessions and secessionist movements -- Peaceful secessions : Norway, Slovakia and Quebec -- Violent secessions : Biafra, Bangladesh, Chechnya -- Multiple secessions and state dissolution : the USSR and Yugoslavia -- Explanatory theories -- Normative theories -- Secession and the law -- Why new states?…”
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Glasnost in Action (Routledge Revivals) : Cultural Renaissance in Russia. by Nove, Alec

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The Russian Parliament : institutional evolution in a transitional regime, 1989-1999 / Thomas F. Remington. by Remington, Thomas F., 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Political representation and parliamentary power -- Gorbachev's constitutional reforms -- Organizing the new USSR Parliament -- The power game in Russia, 1990-1993 -- Deputies and lawmaking in the RSFSR Supreme Soviet -- Framing a new constitution -- Organizing the Federal Assembly -- Does parliament matter?…”
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Reaching for the moon : a short history of the space race / Roger D. Launius. by Launius, Roger D.

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: U.S./USSR Early Postwar Rocketry -- ONE: Sputnik Winter -- TWO: The First Race to the Moon -- THREE: Star Voyagers -- FOUR: The Decisions to Go to the Moon -- FIVE: The Game of One-Upmanship -- SIX: Creating the Moon-Landing Capability -- SEVEN: Realization -- EIGHT: Revelations.…”
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Narody stran Baltii v uslovii︠a︡kh stalinizma (1940-e-1950-e gody) : dokumentirovannai︠a︡ istorii︠a︡.

Народы стран Балтии в условиях сталинизма (1940-е-1950-е годы) : документированная история.

by Bugaĭ, Nikolai

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The Collapse of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991. by Marples, David R.

Table of Contents: “…The Congress of Peoples Deputies and new presidency ; The 28th Party Congress and aftermath ; The referendum of 17 March 1991 ; Toward a new Union Treaty -- The Putsch and the collapse of the USSR. The Putsch, 18-21 August 1991 ; Administrative changes ; The failure of the Union Treaty ; Yeltsin consolidates his power ; The Belavezha Agreement -- Why did the Soviet Union Collapse? …”
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World Christianity and Marxism. by Janz, Denis R.

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Marxist Assault on Religion: Intellectual Foundations; Chapter 3 The Christian World's Reaction: From the Communist Manifesto to the Cold War; Chapter 4 The USSR; Chapter 5 The United States; Chapter 6 Poland; Chapter 7 Nicaragua; Chapter 8 Albania; Chapter 9 Cuba; Chapter 10 China; Chapter 11 Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.…”
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Collapse of an empire : lessons for modern Russia / Yegor Gaidar ; translated by Antonina W. Bouis. by Gaĭdar, E. T. (Egor Timurovich)

Table of Contents: “…The grandeur and the fall of empires -- Modern economic growth and the era of empires -- Crisis and the dismantling of overseas empires -- Problems of dissolving territorially integrated empires -- The yugoslav tragedy -- Authoritarian regimes: the causes of instability -- Challenges in the early stages of modern economic growth and authoritarianism -- The instability of authoritarian regimes -- Mechanics of the collapse of authoritarianism -- The oil curse -- The Spanish prologue -- Resource wealth and economic development -- Specifics of the oil market -- Regulating the oil market in the twentieth century -- Challenges related to price fluctuations of commodities: Mexico and Venezuela -- In search of a way out: a response to the dangers of unstable commodity pricing -- Cracks in the foundation: the Soviet Union in the early 1980s -- Growing problems and bad decisions -- Food supply problems -- Food shortages-a strategic challenge -- The USSR as the largest importer of food -- Oil in Western Siberia: the illusion of salvation -- A drop in oil prices: the final blow -- The collapse of the USSR: the unexpected becomes the rule -- The political economy of external shocks -- Deteriorating conditions for foreign trade: political alternatives -- The ussr and the drop in oil prices: the essence of the choice -- A series of mistakes -- Mounting problems in the soviet economy -- The hard currency crisis -- Economic and political liberalization against the background of the hard currency and financial problems -- Development of the crisis of the socialist system -- Political credits -- The price of compromise -- The crisis of the empire and the nationality question -- Loss of control over the economic and political situation -- The currency crisis -- From crisis to catastrophe -- "Extraordinary efforts" instead of reforms -- On the brink of default -- On the path to state bankruptcy -- The grain problem -- Prices skyrocket -- Money and the fate of the empire -- The fall -- The political economy of the failed coup -- Political death throes -- Political disintegration: economic consequences -- A civilized divorce.…”
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Prospects for constitutionalism in post-communist countries. by Gonenc, L.

Table of Contents: “…Transition to Democracy and Constitution-Making in the Former USSR; 3.6.1. USSR.…”
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Russian-turkish relations from the first world war to the present. by KURBAN, VEFA

Table of Contents: “…Stalin's rule -- Relations between Turkey and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s -- Turkey-USSR relations from 1960 to 1980 -- Glasnost and Perestroika -- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin's rise to power.…”
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Rolland Golden : life, love, and art in the French Quarter / Rolland Golden ; Edited by Lucille Golden. by Golden, Rolland, 1931-

Table of Contents: “…Ann -- CHAPTER 8: The Studio -- CHAPTER 9: History: Past and Present -- CHAPTER 10: Branching Out -- CHAPTER 11: Stormy Weather -- CHAPTER 12: Bryant Allen and the Jackson Gallery -- CHAPTER 13: 1967: A Very Good Year -- CHAPTER 14: Trying Times -- CHAPTER 15: Engaging the Civil War: Part I -- CHAPTER 16: Engaging the Civil War: Part II -- CHAPTER 17: Back Home and on the Road -- CHAPTER 18: Winds of Change -- CHAPTER 19: Anticipating the USSR -- CHAPTER 20: In the USSR -- Epilogue.…”
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The Concept of Neutrality in Stalin's Foreign Policy, 1945-1953 / Peter Ruggenthaler. by Ruggenthaler, Peter, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Soviet European policy in World War II -- Soviet Central and Northern European policy : 1945 to the foundation of NATO in 1949 -- Neutrality and the consolidation of the Eastern Bloc : the perpetuation of a divided Europe : Stalin's European policy 1949 to 1952-1953 -- The USSR and Scandinavia -- Neutrality and Soviet foreign policy.…”
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Late Quaternary Environments of the Soviet Union. by Velichko, A. A.

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Contributors to This Volume; Preface; Introduction to the English edition; Introduction; Late Pleistocene Glaciation of the Northern USSR; Mountain Glaciation; Permafrost in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene; Loesses, Fossil Soils, and Periglacial Formations; Vegetational History; Development of Animal Populations; Inland Sea Basins; Paleoclimatic Reconstructions; Dispersal of Primitive Cultures.…”
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Black revolutionary : William Patterson and the globalization of the African American freedom struggle / Gerald Horne. by Horne, Gerald

Table of Contents: “…The road to revolution -- Moscow bound -- The world confronts Jim Crow -- Scottsboro, and collapse -- Back in the USSR -- Black Chicago -- Turning point -- Prison looms -- "We charge genocide" -- "I am a political prisoner" -- The CP's "FBI faction" rises -- Fighting back -- Patterson and Black power -- Death of a revolutionary.…”
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Arms Control and Global Security : a Document Guide. by VIOTTI, PAUL R.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Chronological List of Documents; Introduction; Abbreviations; Chapter One -- THE EARLY LEGACY; Chapter Two -- BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS; Chapter Three -- NUCLEAR WEAPONS; Chapter Four -- CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS; Chapter Five -- SPATIAL RESTRICTIONS: REGIONAL, AREA, OR ZONAL; Chapter Six -- U.S.-RUSSIAN (FORMER USSR) BILATERAL AGREEMENTS; Index.…”
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The Cold War in science fiction : Soviet and American science fiction films in the 1950s / Natalia Voinova. by Voinova, Natalia

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