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The Long Road to Freedom, by Walter Laqueur

- Abstract

In the Soviet Union, glasnost has affected practically everyone, and for some Russians at least, the impact has
been to bewilder and frighten people who drew comfort from the status quo, however failed and corrupt. Nationality protest and upheaval have g



About the Author

Arch Puddington is director of research at Freedom House and the author, most recently, of Lane Kirkland: Champion of American Labor.