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THE NEW U.S.S.R.

The faces express determination, involvement, expectation but also anxiety, for Mikhail Gorbachev is well on his way to creating a new U.S.S.R. TIME presents a 63-page report on how his reforms are changing the Soviet Union, from polling booth to factory, from classroom to stage, from wheat field to metropolitan market. Whatever course the Gorbachev revolution finally takes, it is already one of the most momentous events of the second half of the 20th century.

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THE UNION: YELTSIN'S GREAT COMEBACK

Election victories give populists more clout. -- An exclusive poll shows what the comrade thinks. -- Haunted by history's horrors.

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BUSINESS: LOOSENING THE ECONOMIC GRIP

Self-financing brings cash -- and confusion. -- The co-op movement is running into resentment. -- Meet the yuccies. -- Joint misadventures.

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LIVING: HOW REFORMS FARE IN THE PROVINCES

A visit to Tambov, a town in the Russian heartland, uncovers far more change than expected and a cadre of new thinkers ready to carry the torch.

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RELIGION: ISLAM BEGINS TO FLOWER

Soviet Muslims are cautiously regaining their long-suppressed public voice. -- A photo essay explores Christianity and Judaism.

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ARTS: A SPRING FLOOD OF CULTURE

Theater premieres, art exhibitions, poetry readings, film previews, cultural debates. There are too many to attend. But is it really a new Soviet Renaissance?

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ESSAY: AN EMIGRE RETURNS TO MOSCOW

Andrei Sinyavsky finds his countrymen relishing greater liberty but, after run-ins with the KGB, questions whether perestroika and glasnost can survive.

3 Critics' Choice

8 Letters

10 Soviet Scene

35 Milestones

38 Nation

94 Medicine

95 Technology

96 Education

102 Health

105 Behavior

106 People

110 Music

112 Theater

116 Art

120 Books

124 Press

127 Cinema

128 Fashion

Cover: Neon sculpture by Let There Be Neon

Photograph by Roberto Brosan