The Political Culture of the Russian "Democrats" [Hardcover]

This book examines the beliefs and views of those who identified themselves as democrats during the Gorbachev era in Soviet politics, and traces the development of those beliefs in the post-Soviet era. It bases its analysis on attitudes towards the Soviet state, beliefs about the ideal future democracy, and beliefs about Russia's place in the world. Lukin also places ideology of Russian democrats into the context of Russian and world intellectual history.

1. Introduction: Sources and Methodology
2. Democratic Groups in Soviet Russia: An Assessment of the Literature
3. The Emergence and Development of 'Democratic' Political Groups and Embryonic Political Parties
4. From Marxism to Anti-Communism: Sources and Evolution of Political Beliefs of Russian Democrats
5. Hell on Earth: Attitudes toward the Existing Soviet State and Social Structure
6. The Ideal Society: Interpretations of Democracy
7. The Bi-Polar World: Soviet Totalitarianism and Western Civilization
8. Political Culture of Russian Democrats: the New and the Old

Alexander Lukin is Research Fellow, Moscow Institute for Humanist and Political Studies