Revolution from above: the demise of the soviet system/
David M. Kotz and Fred Weir
- London: Routledge, 1997.
- xi, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
1. Introduction --
pt. I. The Soviet system. 2. Socialism and the Soviet system. 3. Growth, stagnation, and the origins of perestroika --
pt. II. Perestroika and the demise of the Soviet system. 4. Glasnost and the intelligentsia. 5. Economic reform. 6. Democratization. 7. The party-state elite and the pro-capitalist coalition. 8. The struggle for power -- pt. III. Aftermath of the Soviet demise. 9. Shock therapy. 10. The results of shock therapy. 11. Russia's political evolution. 12. Lessons for the future of socialism.
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Soviet Union Soviet Union--Former Soviet republics Politics and government