Power and Politics in the Soviet Union
The Crumbling of an Empire
Leo Cooper(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 2. October 1992
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-333-57048-7 (ISBN)
Description
This work analyzes the nature of power in the USSR and its evolution since the Bolshevik Revolution. The main thrust of the book, however, is in tracing the fragmentation of power since Gorbachev introduced his reforms and examining the changes in the power structure of the former Soviet Union which have occurred as a result of perestroika. The attempted coup of August 1991 is seen in the context of the assertion of power by institutions such as the parliament and especially by the Soviet society. The present study scrutinizes the political processes which led to the coup and the reasons for its failure and presents diversified views of Soviet political scientists and analysts - a new phenomenon in the former USSR.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index, references
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 137 mm
Weight
327 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-57048-7 (9780333570487)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
06/1992
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
Available for download

Book
01/1992
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Content
Political power and Soviet society; transformation of power in the USSR; the ruler, the party and the bureaucracy - traditional sources of power in the USSR; the military and the KGB; the government and the parliament; republics and nationalities; Soviet society - people's power?; three days that shook the world; whither the Soviet Union?