Myth of the Russian Intelligentsia - Kochetkova, Inna (University of Bradford, UK)

This book examines the phenomenon of the Russian intelligentsia as a cultural story or myth; it focuses on one of the most important and influential groups of Russian intellectuals - the 1960s generation or 'Sixtiers' - who devoted their lives to defending 'socialism with a human face', authored Perestroika, and were subsequently demonized when the reforms failed.