Possible Clues:

• Abstract; make summary (of text)
• Prices can vary, that's the conspectus
• Prices for abbreviated version
• Summarise chronological context of Soviet Union era?
• There's about a hundred and one in the postscript, in short (6)
• Abstract odd bits of clip found in short newspaper coverage
• Prices for a summary
• Summary, short version
• Digest - summary
• Abstract (of text)