Table of Contents

Preface to the Enlarged Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. A Great Power in Crisis 2. Communities and Ideals in Russian Society 3. The Return of the Repressed 4. A Civil Society in Embryo 5. The Flawed Melting Pot 6. Religion and the Atheist State 7. The Paradox of Gorbachev's Reforms 8. From 'Informals' to Political Parties 9. Towards the Dissolution of the Soviet Union Conclusion Notes Index

About the Author

Geoffrey Hosking is Emeritus Professor of Russian History at University College London.

Reviews

The Awakening of the Soviet Union does more to help English speakers understand these changes than any of the dozens of books on the subject published in the past five years.
*The Nation*

The most useful and reliable guide to the chaos of the current Soviet Union… [Hosking’s] grasp of the overall picture of the Soviet Union and of its history is solid and uncluttered.
*The Economist*

Among the most enlightening and informative accounts of what has already been one of the most amazing peaceful revolutions in modern times… [A] fine study.
*New York Times Book Review*

Geoffrey Hosking has…produced a series of almost timeless essays on the deeper currents of change and reform within the Soviet system.
*Washington Post Book World*

The Awakening of the Soviet Union does more to help English speakers understand these changes than any of the dozens of books on the subject published in the past five years. -- Anthony Astrachan * The Nation *
The most useful and reliable guide to the chaos of the current Soviet Union... [Hosking's] grasp of the overall picture of the Soviet Union and of its history is solid and uncluttered. * The Economist *
Among the most enlightening and informative accounts of what has already been one of the most amazing peaceful revolutions in modern times... [A] fine study. -- Adam B. Ulam * New York Times Book Review *
Geoffrey Hosking has...produced a series of almost timeless essays on the deeper currents of change and reform within the Soviet system. -- Martin Walker * Washington Post Book World *