Soviet Historians and Perestroika: The First Phase: The First Phase

by Donald J. Raleigh

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873325540
• ISBN13: 9780873325547
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"