Roads to the Temple
Truth, Memory, Ideas, and Ideals in the Making of the Russian Revolution, 1987-1991
The revolution in Russia of 1987-1991 was among the great surprises of history. The Soviet Union was at the height of its world power, anchored in nuclear parity with the US. No indicators pointed to an impending cataclysm. After two decades of suppression, virtually all prominent dissidents had been vanquished. Neither expert observers nor those inside Soviet government predicted the breathtaking transformation of Russian society.
In "Roads to the Temple: Truth, Memory, Ideas, and Ideals in the Making of the Russian Revolution, 1987-1991" Leon Aron argues that the solution to the mystery of the Soviet collapse lies in a rapid and dramatic moral evolution of the populace. The unprecedented intellectual and moral self-scrutiny of glasnost fueled a great national soul-searching, unleashing in the Russian people a craving for truth, for dignity, for an honorable way of living, and for a dignified relationship between citizens and their government.
In "Roads to the Temple: Truth, Memory, Ideas, and Ideals in the Making of the Russian Revolution, 1987-1991" Leon Aron argues that the solution to the mystery of the Soviet collapse lies in a rapid and dramatic moral evolution of the populace. The unprecedented intellectual and moral self-scrutiny of glasnost fueled a great national soul-searching, unleashing in the Russian people a craving for truth, for dignity, for an honorable way of living, and for a dignified relationship between citizens and their government.
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