Abstract
In Western literature it is difficult to find information about clinical psychology in the Soviet Union; thus it is difficult to get an idea of the role of clinical psychologists and the kinds of services they provide. Why is there no mention of Western-style standardized tests and no reference to the systematic use of behavior therapy among psychologists who have been brought up in the tradition of Pavlov's theory, who have been taught to suspect “idealistic psychoanalysis”? The information in this article was collected in discussions with Russian psychologists during a journey through the Soviet Union that lasted several weeks, as well as from selected Russian ∗ ∗ Quotations from Russian texts were translated by the author. and Western publications. The ideas expressed in the text are intended to represent the views of Russian psychologists and do not necessarily reflect the author's opinion, unless so stated.
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