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Soviet Union [USSR] ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions that numerous
persons made to the preparation of Soviet Union: A Country
Study. Many past and present members of the Federal Research
Division contributed to the preparation of the manuscript. Richard
F. Nyrop furnished expert guidance on the composition and writing
of the book and reviewed drafts of all the chapters. Sandra W.
Meditz reviewed portions of the text and graphics and served as
liaison with Ralph K. Benesch, who oversees the Country Studies--
Area Handbook Program for the Department of the Army. Stephen R.
Burant deserves special thanks because, after writing one chapter
and coauthoring another, he provided substantive editing and
rewriting of several other chapters. Special thanks are also due
Helen R. Fedor, who reviewed bibliographies, regularized spellings,
and prepared the Glossary, which was initially compiled by Pamela
J. Perry and subsequently added to by Ihor Y. Gawdiak and Walter R.
Iwaskiw. Ihor Y. Gawdiak revised Appendix C and, together with
Glenn E. Curtis, revised Appendix B. Walter R. Iwaskiw prepared the
map drafts with expert guidance from Carolina E. Forrester and
Susan M. Lender and coordinated the subsequent work on the maps.
The late Anthony S. Beliajeff prepared the Chronology. Sara C.
Arason compiled the charts and tables from the authors' data and
provided other assistance. Carol A. Corrigan and Rosette Konick
helped select and organize the photographs and wrote captions for
many of them and for the illustrations. Elizabeth A. Yates typed
some of the chapters from handwritten manuscripts and assisted in
many other details deserving of special thanks. Invaluable graphics
support was provided by David P. Cabitto, who also prepared the
final maps. He was assisted by Sandra K. Ferrell and Kimberly A.
Lord; the latter artist drew the cover and chapter illustrations
for the book. Helen C. Metz helped write the description of Islam
contained in Chapter 4, and Stanley M. Sciora furnished detailed
information on the uniforms and rank insignia of the Soviet armed
forces. Finally, special thanks are given to Martha E. Hopkins and
Marilyn L. Majeska, who managed the book's editing and production.
The following individuals are gratefully acknowledged as well:
Mimi Cantwell, Sharon Costello, Barbara Dash, Deanna D'Errico,
Vince Ercolano, Barbara Harrison, Martha E. Hopkins, Patricia
Molella, Ruth Nieland, Evan Raynes, Gage Ricard, Sharon Schultz,
and Mary Wild, for editing the chapters; Barbara Edgerton and
Izella Watson for word processing; Andrea T. Merrill for performing
the final prepublication editorial review; Joan Cook for preparing
the index.
The authors also wish to note the significant contributions of
persons not on the staff of the Federal Research Division. Jimmy
Pritchard furnished the vast majority of the photographs used in
this volume, including some taken expressly for the study. David M.
Goldfrank wrote the portion of Chapter 1 that deals with Russian
history from 1855 to 1917 and reviewed all of Chapter 1 and Paul Goble provided commentary on Soviet nationalities, and
Graham Vernon reviewed Chapters 17 and Chapter 18.
Data as of May 1989
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