"In Gorbachev's Glasnost: The Soviet Media in the First Phase of Perestroika, author Joseph Gibbs traces the development of glasnost as both concept and policy,

The reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev have brought tumultuous change to political, social and economic life in the Soviet Union. But how have these changes affected

Oberg investigates modern disasters in the Soviet Union--from space shots to industrial catastrophes, to pollution, floods and fires. What really happened, why

Interviews "from politicians and a poet to journalists, scholars, and an actor."

Thirty-three articles translated from Russian newspapers and magazines published in 1987 and 1988; twenty articles translated by the editor.