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Shlapentokh, Vladmir

Dr. Vladimir Shlapentokh was born, raised, and educated in the Soviet Union. Before immigrating to the United States in 1979, he was a Senior Fellow in the Sociological Institute in Moscow and conducted the first nationwide public opinion polls in the Soviet Union. After immigrating to the United States, has published 17 books and dozens of professional articles about Soviet and post-Soviet issues. His latest books include Fears in Post-Communist Society (coauthor) (New York/Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002) and A Normal Totalitarian Society (Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2001). He has published dozens of columns in periodicals such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor. He is a Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University.

An Autobiographical Narration of the Role of Fear and Friendship in the Soviet Union
2004 0-7734-6294-5
An autobiography of a well-known American sociologist who first rose to prominence in the Soviet Union. The author examines the life of an individual who realized in his early youth the totalitarian character of the Soviet society but who did not dare fight the system. The author reflects on human nature based on his life experiences in the USSR and to some degree also in the West. Special attention has been devoted to the role of fear in totalitarian society, and to the way people adjusted to it.