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The "Children of Perestroika" Come of Age: Young People of Moscow Talk about Life in the New Russia
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The "Children of Perestroika" Come of Age: Young People of Moscow Talk about Life in the New Russia

by Deborah Adelman. 194 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Deborah Adelman

Publisher:

   M. E. Sharpe

Place of Publication:

  Armonk, NY  

Publication Year:

  1994
Subjects:   Young Adults--Russia (Federation)--Moscow--Attitudes, Youth--Russia (Federation)--Interviews, Russia (Federation)--Social Conditions--1991-
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