Russia: The People & The Power
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A landmark work of narrative journalism and political analysis, Russia: The People & The Power presents an intimate and unflinching portrait of Soviet society as witnessed firsthand by Washington Post correspondent Robert G. Kaiser during his years living in the USSR in the early 1970s. Kaiser chronicles the daily realities of ordinary Soviet citizens — their private frustrations, their public conformity, and the vast gulf between official ideology and lived experience — with the sharp eye of a seasoned foreign correspondent. The work argues that the Soviet system endured not through genuine popular enthusiasm but through a complex web of cynicism, habit, and carefully managed fear, illustrating how a society can function under the weight of pervasive authoritarianism. Written with both journalistic precision and literary grace, it remains one of the most compelling and humanizing accounts of life behind the Iron Curtain produced during the Cold War era.
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work of narrative journalism and political analysis, Russia: The People & The Power presents an intimate and unflinching portrait of Soviet society as witnessed firsthand by Washington Post correspondent Robert G. Kaiser during his years living in the USSR in the early 1970s. Kaiser chronicles the daily realities of ordinary Soviet citizens — their private frustrations, their public conformity, and the vast gulf between official ideology and lived experience — with the sharp eye of a seasoned foreign correspondent. The work argues that the Soviet system endured not through genuine popular enthusiasm but through a complex web of cynicism, habit, and carefully managed fear, illustrating how a society can function under the weight of pervasive authoritarianism. Written with both journalistic precision and literary grace, it remains one of the most compelling and humanizing accounts of life behind the Iron Curtain produced during the Cold War era.
