"A deeply personal chronicle that offers a close and often chilling view of the Soviet dissident movement
from Stalin's death in 1953 through the ascent of Gorbachev."
--Kirkus Reviews
University of Pittsburgh Press Web Site, March, 2000
Summary
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.
