Political culture and leadership in Soviet Russia : from Lenin to Gorbachev

Looks at cultural changes in Russia, analyzes culture in social movements, and suggests possible results of Gorbachev's reforms CONTENTS 1. Culture, Political Culture, and Soviet Studies 2. Leadership and Culture in Social Movements 3. Lenin's Bolshevism as a Culture in the Making 4. Between Lenin and Stalin: The Breakdown of a Revolutionary Culture 5. Stalinism as Revolution from Above 6. Swollen State, Spent Society: Stalin's Legacy to Brezhnev's Russia 7. To Change a Political Culture: Gorbachev and the Fight for Soviet Reform Conclusion Index