Publisher's Synopsis
This collection of essays focuses on a variety of topics pertaining to Soviet propaganda and policy making. Among the essays, there is a study of the view of international relations presented by Soviet TV news, a survey of development in comparative communist studies, and an analysis of recent changes wrought by Gorbachev and the strategy of "glasnost".;The contributions are made by former students and colleagues of Professor Frederick C. Barghoorn and the book contains a bibliography of the professor's publications. Thomas Remington has also written "The Truth of Authority: Ideology and Communication in Soviet Society", "Building Socialism in Bolshevik Russia" and "Politics of the USSR" with Frederick C.Barghoorn.
