"ORIGINATED IN A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THE SOVIET UNION PUBLISHED IN THE BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS BETWEEN JANUARY 1982 AND THE FALL OF 1983"--P. VIII-IX. INCLUDES INDEX.

[1.]History: From the Russian past to the Soviet present / James Cracraft -- Lenin and his cult / Nina Tumarkin -- The Stalin question / Stephen F. Cohen -- [2.] Politics: The political elite / Mark R. Beissinger -- Policymaking and foreign affairs / Alexander Dallin -- Dissent / Joshua Rubenstein -- The KGB / John E. Carlson -- [3.] The armed forces: Military organization and deployment / David R. Jones -- The conscripts / Mikhail Tsypkin -- Military strategy in the nuclear age / Eugenia V. Osgood -- [4.] The physical context: Basic geography / Chauncy D. Harris -- Environmental problems / John M. Kramer -- Architecture and urban planning / William C. Brumfield -- [4.] The economy: An economic overview / James R. Millar -- The economy and the consumer / Marshall I. Goldman -- Agriculture / D. Gale Johnson -- [5.] Science & technology: Science policy and organization / Loren R. Graham -- Soviet science in practice: an insider's view / Vladimir Z. Kresin -- Education, science and technology / Harley D. Balzer -- [6.] Culture: A survey of the cultural scene / Irwin Weil -- New trends in literature / Katerina Clark -- The politics of literature / Geoffrey Hosking -- [7.] Society: Ethnicity / Ralph S. Clem -- Religion / Paul A. Lucey -- Women / Mary Ellen Fischer -- A troubled society / David E. Powell.