| Soviet Historians and Perestroika: The First Phase: The First Phase Contributor(s): Raleigh, Donald J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873325540 ISBN-13: 9780873325547 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $75.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 947.007 |
| LCCN: 89-10724 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.29 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Soviet historical profession is in ferment. For decades it was relegated to the task of obfuscating the past, gilding the status quo and papering over the blank spots in Soviet history - events that defied even the most brazen attempts at falsification. Today it is engaged in an often painful process of self-examination. Initially rather timid, the internal discussion was soon propelled by external events - the scuttling of history textbooks, official disclosures of formerly classified facts and the explosion of candour in the depictions of the past in memoirs, journalistic writing and fiction. This volume gives voice to the lead actors in the first phase of this process - the senior historians, their journalistic challengers and those charged with responsiblity for the institutions of research, training and publication in the field of history. |