This collection of essays offers a thorough sample of the views of Hillel Ticktin, one of the most controversial figures in Soviet studies for 25 years. He consistently argued that perestroika would fail, and that the USSR was and remained inherently Stalinist.
In this ambitious work, Bennett Kovrig lucidly traces the economic, political and ideological developments that have characterized U.S. relations with Eastern Europe since World War II. Kovrig provides a refreshingly objective examination of the complex evolution of events that …
A rigorously argued and lively interpretation of the transformation of the Soviet system, written by a leading authority on Soviet politics, this book draws on new archival sources and puts perestroika in fresh perspective.
"This book is a rigorously argued and lively interpretation of the transformation of the Soviet system, the disintegration of the Soviet state, the end of the Cold War, and the role of Mikhail Gorbachev. Written by a leading authority on Soviet politics, this thoroughly research…
This book provides a view of grass-roots movements that are testing the waters of broadened political participation in the USSR today. Contributors explore the emergence and development under perestroika of unofficial labour unions, women's groups and environmentalists.
Gorbachev and Yeltsin as Leaders examines the strategies employed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin to build leadership authority. Political leaders often use a combination of coercion, material reward, and persuasion, but Professor Breslauer focuses on the power of ideas, …
"How did Gorbachev and Yeltsin get away with transforming and replacing the Soviet system and its foreign relations? Why did they act as they did in pushing for such radical changes? And how will history evaluate their accomplishments? In this unique and original study, George W…
"How did Gorbachev and Yeltsin get away with transforming and replacing the Soviet system and its foreign relations? Why did they act as they did in pushing for such radical changes? And how will history evaluate their accomplishments? In this unique and original study, George W…
