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Gr. 10-12. In a sequel to Children of Perestroika: Moscow Teenagers Talk about Their Lives and the Future (1991), Adelman renews acquaintance with young Russians whom she first met in 1989. Interviewed in 1993, the young people, now in their late teens or early twenties, talk about many of the same issues that challenge their American counterparts--establishing an adult identity, selecting a career path, choosing a mate, and having children. But their resolution of these developmental problems has been made more difficult by the overwhelming social and economic changes their country has experienced. Nearly all the young people comment on the shortages of goods, cash, and adequate housing; the rising level of crime in Moscow; and the struggle of the populace to adapt to the changes brought about by the collapse of the Soviet Union. This book and its predecessor give teenagers a close look at the day-to-day lives of their Russian peers. Merri Monks
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