Unglued Empire - The Soviet Experiences with Communications Technologies

List of contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Background and Beginning of the Gorbachev Era
Glasnost and Perestroika, 1985-1989
Telephones and Facsimile Machines in the Soviet Union
Computers and Computer Networks
The Effects of Glasnost on the Soviet Print Media
Glasnost and Soviet Radio and Television
The events of 1990 and early 1991
The Soviet Press Law of 1990
Boris Yeltsin and Information Resources in the Power Struggle with Gorbachev
A Chill Falls Over Glasnost
The attempted coup of August 1991
Information Handling by the Coup Perpetrators
Personal and Mass Media and Boris Yeltsin
The Reaction of the Soviet Print Media
Reaction of the Soviet Electronic Media
Communications by Individuals and Various Groups During the Crisis
Foreign News Services During the Crisis
The Captive Gorbachev and Communications
The End of the Union
Bibliography of Books, Reports, and Journal Articles

About the author

Gladys D. Ganley

Product details

• Authors: Gladys D. Ganley, Ganley Gladys D., Unknown
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1996
• EAN: 9781567501971
• ISBN: 978-1-56750-197-1
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Sociology & anthropology, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Sociology and anthropology, Media, Information & Communication Industries, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Business: Business Communications