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The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Politburo
266 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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
Biography
John Löwenhardt, James R. Ozinga and Erik van Ree
