English-language articles on glasnost'/perestroika/early post-Soviet period

[Furman, Yelena]

Dear SEELANGS members,
Once again, an appeal to your collective wisdom: can anyone recommend general English-language articles that describe the above periods?  This is for an undergraduate course on contemporary Russian women's literature, where the majority of students are not Slavic majors and have almost no knowledge of Russian culture/history/literature.  I'm looking for pieces that give a good general historical/cultural overview.
Please reply off-list to yfurman at humnet.ucla.edu and many thanks in advance, as always.
Best, Yelena Furman

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