Category Archives: Domestic & Reform

Religion and Political “Modernization” in ex-Soviet Central Asia

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Paper Presented to the International Society for Sociology of Religion, Twenty-third Congress, Quebec City, 26–30 June 1995. Abstract Despite a large literature in Occidental behavioural science, prior to the collapse of the USSR in 1991, on the “Islamic factor” in … Continue reading →

Soviet Dissent under Khrushchev: An Analytical Study

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This article surveys existing concepts of Soviet dissent and opposition and clarifies their implications for the definition of the Soviet political system. It defines the Soviet political system to comprise elite, regime, and community sectors; specifies the political roles composing … Continue reading →