Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Communism and Capitalism -- I. The Economic Rivalry Between East and West -- 1. Khrushchev's Challenge -- 2. The Criterion of Labour Productivity. Causes of Low Productivity in the Soviet Union -- 3. Moral Incentives -- 4. Index of Production Growth. Comparison with the United States -- 5. The Seven-Year Plan. Character and Finality of the Plan -- 6. Rate of Soviet Productive Investments -- 7. Result of the Contest
8. Comparison Between Capitalist and Communist Countries -- 9. The Marxist Prophecy of the Collapse of Capitalism. Conclusions -- Part II: The Elements of Strength -- II. Natural Resources -- 1. The Territory -- 2. Agricultural Resources -- 3. Industrial Potential: Coal -- 4. Oil -- 5. Hydro-Electric Power -- 6. Gas -- 7. Iron Ore -- 8. Non-Ferrous Metals -- 9. Timber -- III. The Human Element -- 1. Physical Vigour of the Russian People -- 2. Its Character -- 3. Dissimulation -- 4. Capacity for Reaction -- 5. The Goodness of the Russian -- 6. The Ruling Class -- 7. The Struggle for Freedom
8. The New Education -- 9. Love of Knowledge -- 10. Critical Spirit -- 11. Closer Touch with the West -- 12. Patriotism -- IV. Khrushchev and His Successors -- 1. First Impressions of Khrushchev -- 2. Khrushchev's Origins -- 3. The Party Member -- 4. Khrushchev's Errors -- 5. Policy Weaknesses -- 6. First Setbacks -- 7. The Crisis -- 8. Reasons of the Crisis -- 9. Brezhnev -- 10. Kosygin -- 11. Mikoyan -- 12. Suslov -- 13. Marshal Malinovski -- 14. Podgorny and Shelepin -- 15. The New Generation -- 16. Results of the Crisis: Internal Policy -- 17. The Transfer of Power
18. Results of the Crisis: External Policy -- V. The Schools -- 1. Educational Revolution -- 2. Lenin's Directives -- 3. The Fight Against Illiteracy -- 4. Advances in Organization -- 5. Debates on Educational Problems. First Experiences -- 6. Reform of the Secondary Schools -- 7. Care of Children -- 8. The Secondary Schools: Evening and Correspondence Classes -- 9. Workers' Privileges -- 10. The University of Moscow -- 11. Higher Education -- 12. General Considerations -- VI. Higher Scientific and Technical Education -- 1. Geological Prospecting -- 2. Research Institutes
3. The Academy of Sciences -- 4. The Training of Young Scientists -- VII. Industrialization -- 1. The Origins. The Directives of Lenin and Stalin -- 2. Electrification, Foundation of Economic Development -- 3. The Iron and Steel Industry -- 4. The Great Industrial Areas -- 5. The Future of Siberia -- 6. Rate of Growth: Industrial Production -- 7. Manpower -- 8. Capital Investment -- 9. The Seven-Year Plan. Its Withdrawal -- 10. The Two-Year Plan 1964/1965. The Chemical Industry -- 11. Evaluation of Industrial Progress -- 12. Prospects for the Future -- Part III: The Elements of Weakness
