The Legacy of Soviet Dissent: Dissidents, Democratisation and Radical Nationalism in Russia

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Robert Horvath Richard Sakwa

The Legacy of Soviet Dissent

Dissidents, Democratisation and Radical Nationalism in Russia

Robert Horvath, Richard Sakwa

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English

Routledge
15 November 2012

European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

During the 1970s, dissidents like Sakharov and Solzhenitsyn dominated Western perceptions of the USSR, but were then quickly forgotten, as Gorbachev's reformers monopolised the spotlight. This book restores the dissidents to their rightful place in Russian history. Using a vast array of samizdat and published sources, it shows how ideas formulated in the dissident milieu clashed with the original programme of perestroika, and shaped the course of democratisation in post-Soviet Russia. Some of these ideas - such the dissidents' preoccupation with glasnost and legality, and their critique of revolutionary violence - became part of the agenda of Russia's democratic movement. But this book also demonstrates that dissidents played a crucial role in the rise of the new Russian radical nationalism. Both the friends and foes of Russian democracy have a dissident lineage.

By: Robert Horvath
Series edited by: Richard Sakwa
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9780415649681
ISBN 10: 0415649684
Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 November 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Robert Horvath is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of History at the University of Melbourne. He teaches courses on East European history and the history of human rights.