Power and Politics in the Soviet Union
The Crumbling of an Empire
Published on 1. January 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 160 pages
978-1-349-12847-1 (ISBN)
Description
Analyzes the nature of power in the USSR and its evolution since the Bolshevik Revolution. The main thrust of this work, however, is in tracing the fragmentation of power since Gorbachev introduced his reforms and examining the changes in the power structure as a result of perestroika.
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Edition
1st ed. 1992
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XI, 160 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
231 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-12847-1 (9781349128471)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-12845-7
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10/1992
Palgrave Macmillan
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06/1992
Palgrave Macmillan
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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?