Politics and the Soviet System Essays in Honour of Frederick C. Barghoorn [Paperback]

This collection of essays focuses on topics pertaining to Soviet propaganda and policy making. Among the essays, there is a study of the view of international relations presented by Soviet TV news, a survey of development in comparative communist studies, and an analysis of recent changes.Fathers and sons - the dialectics of Soviet studies, T.F.Remington; understanding the world - the cognitive grid of Soviet television news, E.Mickiewicz; religion and youth in the Soviet Union, D.E.Powell; Gorbachev and the strategy of Glasnost , T.F.Remington; Soviet bureaucratic politics - the role of leaders and of lower officials, C.H.Fairbanks, Jr; allocation politics and the arms race - a Soviet constituency for arms control, M.McCain; regional aspects of policy innovation in the Soviet Union, D.Slider; model fitting in communism studies, G.A.Almond and L.Roselle.