Horst Herlemann is an associate professor of political science at Würzburg University, Federal Republic of Germany.

• Foreword -- What Is and Why Do We Study the Quality of Life in the Soviet Union? -- On Quantifying Quality -- Soviet Living Standards in Comparative Perspective -- Consumer Goods and Services: Contemporary Problems and Their Impact on the Quality of Life in the Soviet Union -- Aspects of Poverty in the Soviet Union -- Medical Care in the Soviet Union: Promises and Realities -- Aspects of Soviet Secondary Education: School Performance and Teacher Accountability -- Housing Quality and Housing Classes in the Soviet Union -- Self-Fulfillment Through Work: Working Conditions in Soviet Factories -- The Vanishing Babushka: A Roleless Role for Older Soviet Women? -- Alcohol Abuse and the Quality of Life in the Soviet Union -- Aspects of the Quality of Rural Life in the Soviet Union

Horst Herlemann is an associate professor of political science at Würzburg University, Federal Republic of Germany.

• Foreword -- What Is and Why Do We Study the Quality of Life in the Soviet Union? -- On Quantifying Quality -- Soviet Living Standards in Comparative Perspective -- Consumer Goods and Services: Contemporary Problems and Their Impact on the Quality of Life in the Soviet Union -- Aspects of Poverty in the Soviet Union -- Medical Care in the Soviet Union: Promises and Realities -- Aspects of Soviet Secondary Education: School Performance and Teacher Accountability -- Housing Quality and Housing Classes in the Soviet Union -- Self-Fulfillment Through Work: Working Conditions in Soviet Factories -- The Vanishing Babushka: A Roleless Role for Older Soviet Women? -- Alcohol Abuse and the Quality of Life in the Soviet Union -- Aspects of the Quality of Rural Life in the Soviet Union