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Political Change And Social Development The Case Of The Soviet Union
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Author :Alexander Shtromas Publisher :Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften ISBN 13 :9783631421871 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (218 download)
Book Synopsis Political Change and Social Development: the Case of the Soviet Union by : Alexander Shtromas
Download or read book Political Change and Social Development: the Case of the Soviet Union written by Alexander Shtromas and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complex and tense relationship of «dissenting assent» between the various strata of the population of the USSR on the one hand, and the country's party-state regime on the other is hidden under the monolithic surface of Soviet society. Its evolution spans the sixty odd years of the Soviet regime's continuing struggle against dissent. The future of the USSR and thus of the entire world will be affected by the course of this hidden confrontation. The effect of this situation on political change in the USSR is considered from a historical, sociological, and political perspective. Some general problems of political theory emerge from the discussion. Attempts are made at developing a general concept of political change. Models of such change are formulated and applied in consideration of future developments in the Soviet Union.
Book Synopsis Social Change in Soviet Russia by : Alex Inkeles
Download or read book Social Change in Soviet Russia written by Alex Inkeles and published by Touchstone Books. This book was released on 1971 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Representing the results of more than twenty years of study by one of this country's foremost experts on the Soviet Union, this collection of twenty-one essays by Alex Inkeles is the first broad sociological survey of Soviet social institutions to be available in English.
Book Synopsis Communism and the Politics of Development by : John H. Kautsky
Download or read book Communism and the Politics of Development written by John H. Kautsky and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of communist strategy within the framework of economic development, with particular reference to developing countries - covers the role of USSR and the role of China in development of the communist political party in developing countries, the role of intellectuals in social change, etc., and includes a case study of postwar development of Indian communist party strategy. References.
Book Synopsis Russia's Unfinished Revolution by : Michael McFaul
Download or read book Russia's Unfinished Revolution written by Michael McFaul and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2001-08-23 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, dictators ruled Russia. Tsars and Communist Party chiefs were in charge for so long some analysts claimed Russians had a cultural predisposition for authoritarian leaders. Yet, as a result of reforms initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev, new political institutions have emerged that now require election of political leaders and rule by constitutional procedures. Michael McFaul—described by the New York Times as "one of the leading Russia experts in the United States"—traces Russia's tumultuous political history from Gorbachev's rise to power in 1985 through the 1999 resignation of Boris Yeltsin in favor of Vladimir Putin. McFaul divides his account of the post-Soviet country into three periods: the Gorbachev era (1985-1991), the First Russian Republic (1991–1993), and the Second Russian Republic (1993–present). The first two were, he believes, failures—failed institutional emergence or failed transitions to democracy. By contrast, new democratic institutions did emerge in the third era, though not the institutions of a liberal democracy. McFaul contends that any explanation for Russia's successes in shifting to democracy must also account for its failures. The Russian/Soviet case, he says, reveals the importance of forging social pacts; the efforts of Russian elites to form alliances failed, leading to two violent confrontations and a protracted transition from communism to democracy. McFaul spent a great deal of time in Moscow in the 1990s and witnessed firsthand many of the events he describes. This experience, combined with frequent visits since and unparalleled access to senior Russian policymakers and politicians, has resulted in an astonishingly well-informed account. Russia's Unfinished Revolution is a comprehensive history of Russia during this crucial period.
Book Synopsis The Soviet Union by : Aron Katï¸ s︡enelinboÄgen
Download or read book The Soviet Union written by Aron Katï¸ s︡enelinboÄgen and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political change in the Soviet Union never seemed more likely than in the period of glasnost and perestroika. The Soviet Union: 1917-1991 examines some of the less well explored areas of Soviet political and economic life to develop a feasible set of alternatives for future Soviet development and to establish which ones the system is predisposed to select. Katsenelinboigen takes on these difficult questions. Is it wise to develop glasnost in ways that allow masses to participate in the solution of strategic national problems? Can Soviet military expenses be reduced only to direct ones or is the whole Soviet economy military oriented? What explains widespread corruption among Soviet officials? Can market institutions be introduced into the Soviet economy, and if so, how is this best accomplished? Rather than focusing on a single dimension, such as authoritarianism versus democracy, his analysis incorporates multidimensional perspectives (among them, pluralism, division of powers and openness participation of competent and responsible people in decision making) which permit a more precise understanding of the limits of present options and allow him to develop new policy prospects. Although this book is about the Soviet Union, the approaches Katsenelinboigen uses have application in other contexts. His discussion of inflation for example and why it is found in planned as well as market economies has important implications for many developing countries. It will be of interest to those who seek a new perspective on events in the Soviet Union, as well as specialists in international relations, political science, and economics.
Book Synopsis Protest, Reform and Repression in Khrushchev's Soviet Union by : Rob Hornsby
Download or read book Protest, Reform and Repression in Khrushchev's Soviet Union written by Rob Hornsby and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Hornsby draws on a range of declassified archival material to analyse political protest and government repression in post-Stalin USSR.
Book Synopsis Soviet Politics by : Gordon B. Smith
Download or read book Soviet Politics written by Gordon B. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of a text which contains substantial historical background information and an examination of the Gorbachev regime.
Book Synopsis Russian Civil Society: A Critical Assessment by : Alfred B. Evans
Download or read book Russian Civil Society: A Critical Assessment written by Alfred B. Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant civil society - characterized by the independently organized activity of people as citizens, undirected by state authority - is an essential support for the development of freedom, democracy, and prosperity. Thus it has been one important indicator of the success of post-communist transitions. This volume undertakes a systematic analysis of the development of civil society in post-Soviet Russia. An introduction and two historical chapters provide background, followed by chapters that analyze the Russian context and consider the roles of the media, business, organized crime, the church, the village, and the Putin administration in shaping the terrain of public life. Eight case studies then illustrate the range and depth of actual citizen organizations in various national and local community settings, and a concluding chapter weighs the findings and distills comparisons and conclusions.
Book Synopsis The Soviet System by : George Fischer
Download or read book The Soviet System written by George Fischer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many things make up a modern society: its history, culture, natural setting, wealth, classes, and peoples. For some, the power structure, the political system, lies at the heart of the social order. Russia has long been a "political society" and its future may also be decided in large part by the power structure. A good way to understand Russia and other modern societies is to examine the ties between the "Soviet system" and the rest of the country's life. George Fischer argues that it is these ties that explain much about the consequences of a communist state. The Soviet System, originally published in 1968, presents a provocative challenge to prevailing theories of modernization throughout the world. In this book Fischer takes issue with current assumptions that societies developing an advanced, fully modern economy and culture must inevitably adopt Western-type social and political institutions. The author holds that our understanding of contemporary nations is impeded by assessing them in terms of the prevailing American theory of "pluralism." The notion that a "pluralist" division of labor pervades all of modern society is challenged and tested in the context of the former Soviet Union as a modern society. The emergence of the dual executive, a leader with a special mixture of political and economic know-how, is emphasized as a trend toward a "monist" model of society. Fischer demonstrates how this model, in which all power is public and both industry and culture remain part of a non-capitalist, non-liberal state structure, can prove useful in studying social change today. The result is a book of value to all scholars and students dealing with the social and political systems of both developing and advanced societies�long after the Soviet system of rule dissolved.
Book Synopsis Can Gorbachev Change The Soviet Union? by : Zdenek Mlynar
Download or read book Can Gorbachev Change The Soviet Union? written by Zdenek Mlynar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the specifically Soviet historical and ideological conditions for a change of the system that could take place without dangerous disruptions. It outlines the possibilities for qualitative changes in the Soviet system and the limits to Gorbachev's reforms.
Download or read book Russia in Flux written by David Lane and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This analysis of the social/political changes in the Soviet Union from Gorbachev's accession to the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States covers the changing structure of leadership, major social groups in post-perestroika Russia and the new inequalities under the reform leadership.
Book Synopsis Ideology and System Change in the USSR and East Europe by : Hendrik Hegemann
Download or read book Ideology and System Change in the USSR and East Europe written by Hendrik Hegemann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These studies cover a range of topics - market reforms, social justice, ecology, nationalism, new political parties and more - that are at the centre of the revolutionary changes under way in the former Soviet bloc. The breadth of this book's subject matter is complemented by the variety of methods and approaches that it features: historical interpretation, linguist analysis, statistical analysis and political sociology. The result is a genuinely inter disciplinary treatment of this important topic.
Book Synopsis The Demise of Marxism-Leninism in Russia by : A. Brown
Download or read book The Demise of Marxism-Leninism in Russia written by A. Brown and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-08-31 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Demise of Marxism-Leninism in Russia , distinguished specialists chart the rise of new thinking on the Soviet system and the decline and fall of Marxism-Leninism in the late Soviet period. They also discuss the failure of Marxism-Leninism to make a comeback in post-Soviet Russia. This book makes a significant contribution to understanding the independent importance of ideas in politics and provides clear analyses of the rise of liberal and social democratic thought about the political system, the economy, international Communism, nationalism and federalism.
Download or read book Soviet Politics written by Richard Sakwa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soviet Politics in Perspective is a new edition of Richard Sakwas successful textbook Soviet Politics: an introduction. Thoroughly revised and updated it builds on the previous editions comprehensive and accessible exploration of the Soviet system, from its rise in 1919 to its collapse in 1991. The book is divided into five parts, which focus on key aspects of Soviet politics. They are: * historical perspectives, beginning with the Tsarist regime on the eve of Revolution, the rise and development of Stalinism, through to the decline of the regime under Brezhnev and his successors and Gorbachev's attempts to revive the system * institutions of Government, such as the Communist Party, security apparatus, the military, the justice system, local government and participation * theoretical approaches to Soviet politics, including class and gender politics, the role of ideology and the shift from dissent to pluralism * key policy areas: the command economy and reform; nationality politics; and foreign and defence policy * an evaluation of Soviet rule, and reasons for its collapse. Providing key texts and bibliographies, this book offers the complete history and politics of the Soviet period in a single volume. It will be indispensable to students of Soviet and post-Soviet politics as well as the interested general reader.
Book Synopsis Ideology, Politics, and Government in the Soviet Union by : John Alexander Armstrong
Download or read book Ideology, Politics, and Government in the Soviet Union written by John Alexander Armstrong and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1986 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a social science approach, the author presents the historical and ideological foundations of today's Soviet political system and provides a concise but thorough exposition of the Soviet political and legal institutions, including the role of the Communist Party. This fourth edition also addresses economic issues, nationality problems and the interplay of domestic and international forces in Soviet foreign policy. Originally published in 1962 by Frederick A. Praeger, Inc.
Book Synopsis The Soviet Union under Brezhnev by : William J. Tompson
Download or read book The Soviet Union under Brezhnev written by William J. Tompson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Soviet Union Under Brezhnev provides an accessible post-Soviet perspective on the history of the USSR from the mid-1960’s to the mid-1980’s. It challenges both the ‘evil empire’ image of the USSR that was widespread in the early 1980’s and the ‘stagnation’ label attached to the period by Soviet reformers under Gorbachev. The book makes use of a range of memoirs, interviews, archival documents and other sources not available before 1990 to place Brezhnev and his epoch in a broader historical context. The author: examines high politics, foreign policy and policy making explores broader social, cultural and demographic trends presents a picture of Soviet society in the crucial decades prior to the upheavals and crises of the late 1980’s While stopping well short of a full-scale rehabilitation of Brezhnev, Tompson rejects the prevailing image of the Soviet leader as a colourless non-entity, drawing attention to Brezhnev’s real political skills, as well as his faults, and to the systemic roots of many of the problems he faced.
Book Synopsis The Soviet Polity in the Modern Era by : Erik P. Hoffmann
Download or read book The Soviet Polity in the Modern Era written by Erik P. Hoffmann and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
