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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John Löwenhardt, James R. Ozinga, Erik van Ree Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 648g ISBN:9781032677736 ISBN 10: 1032677732 Series:Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Politics Pages: 262 Publication Date:12 April 2024 Audience:
College/higher education
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Adult education
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Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
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
