Philip Boobbyer

Conscience, Dissent and Reform in Soviet Russia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book embraces the political, intellectual, social and cultural history of Soviet Russia. Providing a useful perspective of Putin's Russia, and with a strong historical and religious background, the book: * looks at the changing features of the Soviet ideology from Lenin to Stalin, and the moral universe of Stalin's time * explores the history of the moral thinking of the dissident intelligentsia * examines the moral dimension of Soviet dissent amongst dissidents of both religious and secular persuasions, and includes biographical material * explores the ethical assumptions of the perestroika era, firstly amongst Communist leaders, and then in the emerging democratic and national forces.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 164mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9780415331869
• ISBN-10: 0415331862
• Artikelnr.: 21288822

Autorenporträt

Philip Boobbyer

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Russian Moral Traditions before 1917 3. Tension and
Change in Revolutionary Ethics 4. Moral Experience under Stalin 5. The
Rebirth of Conscience under Khrushchev 6. The Ethics of the Human Rights
Movement 7. In Search of Inner Freedom 8. Dialogue and Division in the
Dissident Movement 9. Conscience in Literature 10. Moral Aspects of
In-System Dissent 11. The Ethics of the Party Reformers 12. Conscience and
Repentance during Glasnost 13. The Democratic Movement and its Dilemmas 14.
Conclusion