ABSTRACT

This book presents fifty analytical reports of Soviet/East European survey by the research staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Munich, focusing on the main events and trends in the Soviet bloc during Mikhail Gorbachev's third year in office from 1987 to 1988.

chapter |13 pages

Introduction

The Waning of the Soviet System

chapter I|20 pages

Gorbachev Between Right and Left

chapter II|21 pages

Toward Demilitarization of East-West Rivalry

chapter III|16 pages

Foreign Policies of Accommodation

chapter IV|16 pages

Revolution by Culture

chapter V|28 pages

The Economy on the Road from Socialism

chapter VI|31 pages

The Casualties of Reform

chapter VII|26 pages

The Challenges of Nationalism

chapter VIII|31 pages

Religion Claims Rightful Place

chapter IX|22 pages

Spreading Discontent

chapter X|29 pages

Keyword: Pluralism

chapter XI|21 pages

Hungary's Reform of a Reform

chapter XII|19 pages

Yugoslavia and the Future of Socialism

chapter XIII|27 pages

West Germany's Growing Presence