The Soviet Union: Party and Society

List of figures; List of tables; Foreword R. C. Elwood; Preface P. J. Potichnyj; Part I. Party Apparat: 1. The apparatchiki and Soviet political development Ronald J. Hill; 2. The primary party organizations of branch ministries Stephen Fortescue; 3. Soviet local party organs and the RAPOs Barbara Ann Chotiner; Part II. Socialization and Political Discourse: 4. Political socialization in the USSR: April 1979 and after Stephen White; 5. Political language and political change in the USSR: notes on the Gorbachev leadership Michael E. Urban; 6. Soviet political discourse, narrative program and the Skaz theory Alexandre Bourmeyster; 7. The nationality policy of the CPSU and its reflection in Soviet socio-political terminology Michael Bruchis; 8. The evolution of the local societs Jeffrey W. Hahn; Part III. Social Policy: 9. Social deprivation under Soviet full employment J. L. Porket; 10. The Soviet social security system: its legal structure and fair hearings process Bernice Madison; 11. Abortion in the Soviet Union: why it is so widely practiced Shalvia Ben-Barak; 12. Ethnic group divided: social stratification and nationality policy in the Soviet Union Victor Zaslavsky; 13. The party and Russian nationalism in the USSR: from Brezhnev to Gorbachev Peter J. S. Duncan; Index.