ABSTRACT

Richly represented in the Russian folktale tradition, the legends in this work are religious tales in a peasant village setting. Among the standard themes is the return of Christ, who wanders through rural Russia with his disciples. Satan appears too, as do a cast of spirits and lesser devils.

chapter |20 pages

Organizations and Hierarchies

The Perennial Search for Solutions

chapter |21 pages

Gorbachev’s Reform Program

“Radical” or More of the Same?

chapter |29 pages

Soviet Economic Reform

An Analysis and a Model

chapter |15 pages

Hierarchical Reform in the Soviet Economy

The Case of Agriculture

chapter |22 pages

Restructuring and “Radical Reform”

The Articulation of Investment Demand

chapter |18 pages

The Impact of Soviet Economic Reform

Evidence from the Soviet Interview Project
Edited BySusan J. Linz