
The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Politburo
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 12. April 2024
Book
Hardback
262 pages
978-1-032-67773-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Politburo (1992) is the definitive history and political analysis of this institution. Extensive use of new Soviet sources permitted the authors to provide a comprehensive analysis of the way in which the Politburo operated and a sociological examination of its membership. The history of the Politburo is presented in a lucid and rigorous account that charts its development from creation by Lenin in 1919 to sidetracking by Gorbachev in 1990: an organization that, as the authors state, 'subjected the whole of the USSR to its ruthless dictatorship, but itself bowed time and again to the leader of its own making'.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-67773-6 (9781032677736)
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John Loewenhardt | James R. Ozinga | Erik van Ree
The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Politburo
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08/2025
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John Loewenhardt | James R. Ozinga | Erik van Ree
The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Politburo
E-Book
04/2024
1st Edition
Routledge
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John Loewenhardt | James R. Ozinga | Erik van Ree
The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Politburo
E-Book
04/2024
1st Edition
Routledge
€39.49
Available for download
Persons
John Loewenhardt, James R. Ozinga and Erik van Ree
Content
1. Inner Circle - the Central Committee's Russian Branch: Origins of the Politburo 2. Not a Debating Club: The Politburo Under Lenin 3. The Entourage of the Leader: The Politburo Under Stalin 4. The Era of Conspiracies: the Presidium Under Khrushchev 5. Stability of Cadres: the Politburo Under Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko 6. Abdication: the Politburo Under Gorbachev 7. The Politburo at Work: Mode of Operation 8. The Politburo Dissected: Profile 9. The Politburo: A Complete List of its Composition at Selected Dates 10. Politburo Background List 1919-1990