01492 a2200253 4500 20250526161924.0 250430042020GB eng 9780367017835 BB Taylor & Francis GBP 145.00 BB 01 eng NH thema HB bic HIS000000 bisac SOC000000 bisac 947.41 bisac Tonu Parming 193 Case Study Soviet Republ 1 Oxford Routledge 20200428 458 p The Estonian SSR is the most industrially advanced and urbanized of the Soviet republics and also, perhaps logically, has the most Western life style and the highest standard of living. This in-depth study of the Estonian SSR not only describes the current Estonian scene, but also analyzes the postwar Soviet years, concentrating on the factors that have led Estonia to its present status. All chapters were written especially for this volume by subject specialists fluent in Estonian. In sum, it is the most detailed and comprehensive study of a Soviet republic available in English, and it supports the editors' argument that analysts' traditional preoccupation with events and decisions at the political center of the Soviet Union has been unsatisfactory for a thorough understanding of the country: much more attention must be given to the individual union republics. Elmar Jarvesoo B01 194 10169 10169