Nina A. Andreyeva's letter "I Cannot Forsake My Principles" and twilight of Soviet ideology during "Perestroika"
In the article the authors examine Nina A. Andreyeva's letter "I Cannot Forsake My Principles" as a display of how the cohesive ideological system decayed as a result of different authorities conflicting between each other. The attention is consentrated on the ideological conflict in the midst of Soviet elite. The authors analyze the events preceding the collapse of Soviet ideology.