The Soviet Union Under Gorbachev: Assessing the First Year

The book begins with an overview of the institutions with which Gorbachev will have to contend and then presents a series of essays which consider the prospects for economic reform, challenges and changes in social policy and the arts, and initiatives in foreign policy. The Soviet Union Under Gorbachev concludes with a discussion of the impact of the 27th Party Congress.

ARTHUR B. GUNLICKS is Professor of Political Science at the University of Richmond, Virginia.

JOHN D. TREADWAY is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Richmond.