Through the glass of Soviet literature; views of Russian society. by Simmons, Ernest J. 1903-1972

Spying through a glass darkly : American espionage against the Soviet Union, 1945-1946 / by Alvarez, David J., Mark, Eduard Maximilian

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Spying through a glass darkly : American espionage against the Soviet Union, 1945-1946 / by Alvarez, David J.

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Russia since 1980 : wrestling with westernization / by Rosefielde, Steven

Table of Contents: “…Russia in the Chinese looking glass.…”

Animation behind the iron curtain / by Cowen, Eleanor

Table of Contents: “…Animation Craft: Painting on Surface (glass, celluloid, cardboard) --…”
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Sex in Public : the Incarnation of Early Soviet Ideology. by Naiman, Eric

Table of Contents: “…ISBN_FChigh; ISBN_Web; Contents; Introduction; Menstruation and a New Pair of Glasses…”
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Stalinism on the frontier of empire : women and state formation in the Soviet Far East / by Shulman, Elena, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Women and Soviet power -- "Where steel cracks like glass" -- "Our famous Valia": the rise of a Soviet notable -- "Envy for everything heroic": women volunteering for the frontier -- "Bol'shevichki were never ascetics!"…”
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Russia since 1980 : wrestling with westernization / by Rosefielde, Steven

Table of Contents: “…Muscovy and the West -- Reform communism -- Pandora's box -- Blindman's bluff -- Squalid superpower -- Demolition and systems building -- Crisis management -- Authoritarian reconsolidation -- Heritage of neglect -- Semblance of democracy -- Social change and adaptation -- International relations -- Sustainable growth -- Russia in the Chinese looking glass.…”
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Russia under western eyes : from the Bronze Horseman to the Lenin Mausoleum / by Malia, Martin E.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The Russian riddle -- Russia as enlightened despotism: 1700-1815 -- Russia as oriental despotism: 1815-1855 -- Russia as Europe regained: 1855-1914 -- War and revolution: 1914-1917 -- Through the Soviet-Russian looking-glass, and what the west found there: 1917-1991 -- Conclusion.…”
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Stalinism on the frontier of empire : women and state formation in the Soviet Far East / by Shulman, Elena, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Women and Soviet power -- "Where steel cracks like glass" -- "Our famous Valia": the rise of a Soviet notable -- "Envy for everything heroic": women volunteering for the frontier -- "Bol'shevichki were never ascetics!"…”
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The devil's chessboard : Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the rise of America's secret government / by Talbot, David, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…The double agent -- Human smoke -- Ghosts of Nuremberg -- Sunrise -- Ratlines -- Useful people -- Little mice -- Scoundrel time -- The power elite -- The Dulles imperium -- Strange love -- Brain warfare -- Dangerous ideas -- The torch is passed -- Contempt -- Rome on the Potomac -- The parting glass -- The big event -- The fingerprints -- For the good of the country -- "I can't look and won't look" -- End game -- Epilogue.…”

Between truth and time : a history of Soviet Central Television / by Evans, Christine E.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : stagnation and experimentation in the Russian era of television -- Not a mirror but a magnifying glass : Soviet television enhtusiasm -- Programmoia Politika : audience research and the creation of the Channel 1 Schedule -- From caf©Øe to contest : new year's variety shows and the Soviet festive system -- Time and the problem of boredom -- "Spiritual coauthorship" : seventeen moments of spring and the Soviet TV miniseries -- "KVN is an honest game" : game shows and the problem of authority -- A dress rehearsal for life : Artlogo and what? …”
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Russia since 1980 : wrestling with westernization / by Rosefielde, Steven, Hedlund, Stefan, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…List of figures, tables, and boxes -- Acronyms -- Timeline -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: Russia Before 1980 -- 1: Muscovy and the West -- 2: Reform communism -- Part 2: Gorbachev -- 3: Pandora's box -- 4: Blindman's bluff -- 5: Squalid superpower -- Part 3: Yeltsin -- 6: Demolition and systems building -- 7: Crisis management -- Part 4: Putin -- 8: Authoritarian reconsolidation -- 9: Heritage of neglect -- Part 5: Advance And Retreat -- 10: Semblance of democracy -- 11: Social change and adaptation -- 12: International relations -- Part 6: Prospects -- 13: Sustainable growth -- 14: Russia in the Chinese looking glass -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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NEVER SPEAK TO STRANGERS AND OTHER WRITING FROM RUSSIA AND THE SOVIET UNION by PROF DAVID SATTER

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Abbreviations and Administrative Delineations -- Introduction -- Never Speak to Strangers -- Impressions of Moscow: Beyond the Looking Glass -- Soviets' Long Queue to Nowhere -- Angry Russians Can't Understand Inflation -- The Dissidents Who Strive for Western Freedoms in Russia -- The Ghost in the Machine -- The Price of Respectability -- Taking a Healthy Rest -- The Price of Soviet Achievements -- A Burning Issue -- From Russia Without Love -- Trials of the Workers -- The Price of Calling the Helsinki Bluff -- Shaken, but Ready to Rise Again -- Soviet Dissent and the Cold War…”
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Contemplating Shostakovich : Life, Music and Film. by Ivashkin, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Music Examples; Transliteration Note; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Part I: Music and Style; 1 Through the Looking Glass: Reflections on the Significance of Words and Symbols in Shostakovich's Music; 2 Shostakovich, Old Believers and New Minimalists; 3 Five Satires (Pictures of the Past) by Dmitrii Shostakovich (op. 109):The Musical Unity of a Vocal Cycle; 4 Moving Towards an Understanding of Shostakovich's Viola Sonata; Part II: Film; 5 Madness by Design: Hamlet's State as Defined Through Music" 6 Stalin (and Lenin) at the Movies.…”
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