A sharp challenge to both those who think that nothing has changed in the Soviet Union and to those who think that everything has.Stands above the heap of recent Gorbyiana. . . . Contains a spectacularly lucid introduction by Stephen Cohen. . . . The 14 interviews themselves are of permanent interest.Much is said here that is admirable, thought-provoking, even poignant. . . . A complex portrait of a group of unusual people. As intimate a portrait of Soviet politics, culture, and economics as we are likely to see.