A thorough and wide-ranging introduction to modern Soviet society: its politics, economics and social structure. Preface. The Ideology of Marxism-Leninism, Russia Before Soviet Power, Bolshevik Consolidation of Power and Reconstruction, The USSR in the International Arena, Soviet Political Institutions: Structure and Personnel, Critical Theories of Soviet Society, The Functions of the Party, The Group Process of Politics, The Economy and General Features, Management and Trade Unions and the Party in Industry, The Family, Social Stratification and Class, Social Differentiation, The Christian Religion, The Educational System, Appendices, Index.