On Socialist Democracy / by Roy A. Medvedev ; Translated from the Russian and Edited by Ellen De Kadt

Medvedev, Roy Aleksandrovich, (1925-)

ISBN 10: 0851241611 / ISBN 13: 9780851241616

Published by Nottingham : Spokesman Books for the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, 1977

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Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 405 pages; Physical desc. : xxii, 405, xv p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subject: Communist state --Russia --Politics and government --Soviet Union --Politics and government --1953-1985. Series: European socialist thought series no.9 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 165696

Bibliographic Details

Title: On Socialist Democracy / by Roy A. Medvedev ...

Publisher: Nottingham : Spokesman Books for the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation

Publication Date: 1977

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

405p large red paperback, notes, index, very good copy, hardly used

Review:

One of the most important political books to make its way out of the Soviet Union.--Stephen F. Cohen

It is of considerable moment that a leading Soviet dissident argues against the dictatorship in his country from within Marxist and socialist premises and methodology. Moreover, he does the job brilliantly.--Michael Harrington