On Soviet Dissent: Interviews with Piero Ostellino

by Roy Aleksandrovich Medvedev

Book Overview

Roy Medvedev On Soviet Dissent: "At first, the authorities deny that dissent exists; they look astonished if you ask them about it. Then they try to portray every dissident as a criminal who's been left unmolested only by the clemency of the government. And then, if the culprit refuses to repent, they arrest him and deport or exile him. But they must brand him as a criminal because no dialogue or discussion is possible. You must understand that describing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231048130
• ISBN13: 9780231048132
• Release Date: December 1985
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher