Brezhnev's folly : the building of BAM and late Soviet socialism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ward, Christopher J., 1972- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2009]
Series:Series in Russian and East European studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the project of the century
  • Prometheanism versus conservationism on the railway
  • Crime and corruption in BAM society
  • Working alone : women on the railway
  • National differentiation and marginalization on the railway
  • The rails of fraternal cooperation : BAMers abroad and foreigners at home
  • Conclusion : Brezhnev's folly in perspective.