Peasants and Government in the Russian Revolution

Gill, Graeme J.

Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Explores the role of Communist Party leaders of five Soviet Republics to show some of the tensions and texture that characterized the ruling institution many westerners thought and think of as monolithic and all-powerful. Drawing on the press in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Belorussia between Stalin's death the collapse of authority under Gorbachev, describes the nature of republican power and its implications both for effective government and reform. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Power in the Party: The Organization of Power and Central-Republican Relations in the Cpsu

Politics & Social Sciences

Pitty, Roderic

Politics & Government

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

<p>Stalinism and its origins became a hot political issue in the last days of the Soviet Union and remains a question of abiding importance and concern for those interested in Russian affairs. The aim of this book is to survey the literature dealing with Sta</p>

Stalinism (Studies in European History (Paperback))

History

Europe

Springer

One of the most significant developments in the last three decades of the 20th century was the fall of many authoritarian regimes and their replacement by governments claiming democratic credentials. Although the most spectacular instance of this was the collapse of communism, epitomized by the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, it had occurred in a much wider range of countries--from Spain and Greece to Uruguay and South Korea. An important part in this has been played by political elites, which have sought to manage the process of regime change with a view to restabilizing their positions and limiting the disruption. However, the author argues that real democratization has been achieved only in these cases where the management of the transition process has not been left wholly in the hands of the elites but rather, has been supervised by elements from the broader civil society. The Dynamics of Democratization provides a clear and accessible overview of the scale, scope, and character of democratization in the contemporary world. The book offers important new theoretical insights into, as well as providing a wide range of detailed case studies of, transition from Latin America, Southern Europe, and the former communist world.

The Dynamics of Democratization: Elites, Civil Society, and the Transition Process

St.Martin's Press

Macmillan

This book analyses Stalinism in its varied dimensions, breaking down some of the stereotypes which have abounded in our understanding of this phenomenon. As well as bringing rigour and consistency to our understanding of the meaning of Stalinism, it tackles the central question of the origins of this system. In doing so it surveys the broad body of writing on this topic, and suggest that many existing explanations are flawed.

Stalinism

The fall of the Communist regime in the USSR and Russia's search for a democratic and prosperous market based future is one of the most compelling episodes of the end of the twentieth century. A central part in this drama is being played by political elites. These essays, written by some of the leading scholars in the field, analyze various aspects of the role being played by elites and leaders in Russian politics. Among the issues dealt with are: the origins of the Russian elites, including the issue of continuity with the Soviet past; the relationship between political and economic elites; the means taken by elites to structure politics and their relations; the dynamic of elite politics; and the nature of post communism. These essays deal with many of the crucial questions facing Russia today.

Elites and Leadership in Russian Politics: Selected Papers from the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995

World Congress for Central and East European Studies 1995 Warsaw, Pol

Social Sciences

MACMILLAN PUB. LTD.

The Nature and Development of the Modern State

<p>Despite the increasing globalization of many aspects of social, economic, and political life, the state remains the fundamental element of contemporary governance. This lively and accessible new book provides a broad-ranging introduction to the origins, r</p>

World

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