Combining a journalist's view of major trials with a political-legal analysis, this text gives a picture of the politics of justice in Russia. Coverage of major court cases ranges from the 1961 trial of the currency speculators to the Communist Party trial of 1992.
Introduction: Arbitrary Justice and the Legal Process, Introduction: The Press and Political Power from Stalin to Yeltsin, I. The Khrushchev Period II. The Brezhnev Period III. Transition Years: Economic Crimes IV. The Gorbachev Period-Economic Crimes Continued, V. The Impact of Glasnost-The Gorbachev Period VI. Political Rehabilitation and Political Justice VII. The End of the USSR and the Rise of Russia, VIII. Conclusion: Arbitrary Justice Waning?