Sabrina P. Ramet, one of the leading Europeanists of the day, is Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington and a member of the Advisory Board of the Post-Communist Cultural Studies Series. She is the author of seven books, including Nihil Obstat: Religion, Politics, and Social Change in East Central Europe and Russia (1998).Sabrina P. Ramet, one of the leading Europeanists of the day, is Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington and a member of the Advisory Board of the Post-Communist Cultural Studies Series. She is the author of seven books, including Nihil Obstat: Religion, Politics, and Social Change in East Central Europe and Russia… (1998).