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Major Trends in the Post-Stalin Perio d
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i
Th e Family 50
The Family as a Dominant Personal Value 53
Friendship as a Private Value 55
Friendship Against the State 57
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The declining role of Soviet ideology as a n
integrative force has led to a radical change in the syste m
of personal Soviet values that have real impact on th e
behavior of the population . One of the leading trends i n
this process is the privatization of personal values . The
role of family and friendship in Soviet life has rise n
significantly in comparison with the past . Even at a verba l
level, the Soviet people openly place these values ahead o f
all other official values . Moreover, Soviet people tend t o
consider the family and friends as refuges from the state .
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indicates little widespread internalization of thes e
values : the majority of the population views them eithe r
with total indifference or hostility .
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Friends in Everyday Life 60
The Cult of Friends 61
Summary 63
Notes 6
BIBLIOGRAPHY 97
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INTRODUCTI0N
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1. Surveys I Conducted .
2. Data produced by other Soviet sociologists .
3. Official Soviet statistics .
4. Materials from the Soviet mass media .
5. Official Soviet documents .
6. Soviet literature and art .
7. Surveys of emigrants from the Soviet Union carrie d
out in the West .
8. American data .
9. Data produced by sociologists in Poland, Wes t
Germany, France, England, and Hungary .
Summary
F0OTNOTE S
The real fear of war has put to the test the patriotis m
of the Soviet people . A part of the population was
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Summar y
FOOTNOTE S
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private business and that they would not impose their advic e
on others .
TABLE 1
Close Friends 93
Friends 82
Good Acquaintances 53
Other Acquaintances 38
TABLE 2
Summar y
FO0TNOTE S
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Prestige-Mani a
Men Wome n
No children 40 .4 48 . 8
One child 30 .2 33 . 9
Two or more 32 .2 34 .6
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