The Thaw Generation

Coming of Age in the Post-Stalin Era

A luminous, inspirational, autobiographical narrative.
Publishers Weekly

The Thaw Generation offers an insider's look at the Soviet dissident movement–the intellectuals who, during the Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras, dared to challenge an oppressive system and demand the rights guaranteed by the Soviet constitution. Fired from their jobs, hunted by the KGB, “tried,” and imprisoned, Alexeyeva and other activists including Andrei Sakharov, Yuri Orlov, Yuli Daniel, and Andrei Sinyavsky, through their dedication and their personal and professional sacrifices, focused international attention on the issue of human rights in the USSR.

about the authors

Ludmilla Alexeyeva

Ludmilla Alexeyeva is an advisor to the AFL-CIO, spending three months of each year in Russia.

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Ludmilla Alexeyeva
Paul Goldberg

Paul Goldberg, a journalist, is author of The Final Act: The Dramatic, Revealing Story of the Moscow Helsinki Watch Group.

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Paul Goldberg