Groups of writers and journalists (magazines “Novy Mir”, “Yunost”,
“Oktyabr”, “Molodaya gvardia”, “Nash sovremennik”)
Informal groupings of artists, filmmakers, composers, and actors
Informal interest groups in applied social sciences and philosophy
International relations and world economy think tanks (Institute of
World Economy and International Relations, IMEMO; USA and Canada
Institute; Asia and Africa Institute)
Soviet ecological movement (soil erosion of the virgin lands;
cellulose factories on the Lake Baikal; diversion of Russia’s
northern rivers)
