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Of all the secrets buried deep within the labyrinth of the Soviet Union, few are so closely guarded as those concerning the status of workers. The ‘working class’ is constantly extolled in the controlled press and its ‘leading role’ in directing the society towards that elusive, shimmering mirage of pure communism is reiterated at frequent intervals.
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© 1984 Leonard Schapiro and Joseph Godson
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Seeger, M. (1984). Eye-Witness to Failure. In: Schapiro, L., Godson, J. (eds) The Soviet Worker. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17577-2_4
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