Brezhnev's folly : the building of BAM and late Soviet socialism / Christopher J. Ward.
Material type: TextSeries: Series in Russian and East European studiesPublisher: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2009]Copyright date: 2009Description: 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780822971214Subject(s): Brezhnev, Leonid Ilich, 1906-1982 | Baikalo-Amurskaia magistral -- History -- 20th century | Communism -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Brezhnev's folly : the building of BAM and late Soviet socialism.DDC classification: 385.0957/5 LOC classification: HE3138 | .W37 2009Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references (pages 181-205) and index.
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.
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