TY - BOOK AU - McClellan,Dorothy S. TI - Witnessing the Soviet twilight: accounts of Americans in the U.S.S.R. on the eve of its collapse SN - 9781476614960 AV - DK286 .W586 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Jefferson PB - McFarland and Company KW - Americans KW - Soviet Union KW - Biography KW - Social change KW - History KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 2; b N2 - More than 20 years have passed since the fall of the Soviet empire. This book provides an intimate look at how Americans resident in the Soviet Union in its final days described this unprecedented moment in history. North American scholars from the disciplines of philosophy, sociology, psychology, women's studies, criminal justice, labor relations, religion and education present their insights into the dramatic events that marked the collapse of the Soviet Union and the transition to the Commonwealth of Independent States. As glasnost and perestroika developed, many Russians grew critical of t UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=710655&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -