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A Civil Society In Embryo

Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the embryonic state of a civil Soviet society in his third Reith Lecture.

Geoffrey Hosking, Professor of Russian History at University College London, explores changes in Soviet behaviour his third Reith lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'.

In this lecture entitled 'A Civil Society in Embryo', Professor Hosking examines a trend which could mark the beginning of the end of totalitarianism in the Soviet Union. He considers the civil rights movements and environmentally conscious industrialisation as turning points in society. He believes the Soviet Union now has the elements needed to form civil society and move away from an authoritarian state.

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30 minutes

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  • Tue 22 Nov 1988 09:00

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