The Troubled Birth of Russian Democracy: Parties, Personalities, and Programs - Google Books

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The demise of communism in the Soviet Union could not have occurred without the activism of dissident, anticommunist leaders who created and nourished a climate in which ordinary Russians gained the courage to stand up to and defeat communist control. But…