List of Tables - Preface - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction; M.McCauley - Perestroika and the Party; E.Teague - The Politics of Soviet History 1985-88; R.W.Davies - Industry; P.Hanson - Agriculture; K-E.W dekin - Foreign Trade; M.Kaser & M.Maltby - Employment 1985-88; A.McAuley - The Socialist Legal State; N.Lampert - Nationalities; B.Nahaylo - Perestroika and the Soviet Armed Forces; S.Dalziel - Foreign Policy; M.Light - The Arts; J.Graffy - Bibliography - Index