Democratization in Russia Under Gorbachev, 1985-91

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Focusing on the rise of self-help organizations and charities during perestroika, the book explores the social exclusion faced by non-working citizens before 1985 and examines the pre-1985 disabled people's movement. It analyzes the Gorbachev leadership's adoption of non-Soviet charity concepts, the challenges local authorities faced in countering the growth of voluntary organizations, and evaluates the success of these groups in establishing the groundwork for a civil society.