Soviet Politics
Gordon B. Smith(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 6. November 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-333-53576-9 (ISBN)
Description
The second edition of a text which contains substantial historical background information and an examination of the Gorbachev regime.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
maps
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-53576-9 (9780333535769)
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Content
Russian political culture; Russia's revolutionary heritage; Stalinism, stagnation, and the mandate for reform; ideology and political socialization; the party - from unity to diversity; democratization and the State; nationality politics - the threat of fragmentation; glasnost - the intelligenstia and the politics of culture; the legal system - toward a civil society; perestroika; social policy and problems; science, technology and education; "New Thinking" in foreign policy; whither the Soviet Union?; reflections on the 28th party congress.