The Social legacy of communism

Introduction - social legacies and the aftermath of communism James R. Millar Part I. Ethnic Issues 2. Making up for lost choice: the shaping of ethnic identity in post-sovietia Peter Juviler 3. From ethnicity to nationalism: turmoil in the Russian mini-empire Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer 4. Ethnicity, nationalism and the communist legacy in eastern Europe Maria N. Todorova Part II. Deviance and Health 5. The social construction of deviance and the transition from communist rule Andrea Stevenson Sanjian 6. Crime and the collapse of the soviet state Louise Shelley 7. Drug abuse in eastern Europe John M. Kramer 8. Post-communist medicine: morbidity, mortality and the deteriorating health situation Mark G. Field 9. Health and mortality in eastern Europe: retrospect and prospect Nicholas Eberstadt Part III. Social Cleavages 10. Communism's legacy and Russian youth Richard B. Dobson 11. The social legacy of communism: women, children, and the feminization of poverty Gail Kligman Part IV. Labor and Elitism 12. Elitism in post-communist Russia Mervyn Matthews 13. Labour politics in post-communist Russia: a preliminary assessment Walter D. Connor 14. Unemployment in the former Soviet Union William Moskoff Part V. Conclusion 15. Reflections on the social legacy of communism Joseph S. Berliner.