F.M. BURLATSKY AND PERESTROIKA IN THE USSR

Abstract

The article deals with political activities and creative work of Fyodor Burlatsky (1927–2014) in the period of perestroika in the USSR (1985–1991). The historical-political and political-textual analysis of Burlatsky’s works, conducted by the author on the topic under research, leads to the conclusion that Burlatsky did not only made a significant ideological contribution to perestroika in the USSR, but also was able to implement part of his proposals into practice.

Keywords

• Burlatsky
• perestroika in the USSR
• political history of Russia