Abstract
It is now a little more than two years since Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, and, since then, the constant theme in the news from the Soviet Union has been one of change. This has been reflected in the style of leadership, and in the slogans adopted by the new administration, such as ‘reconstruction’, ‘renewal’, and ‘acceleration’. There has also been much talk of new policy directions, but how significant have the changes really been, and what are their consequences for Soviet society?
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