The Soviet Military And The Communist Party

Preface to the Encore Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Introduction -- The Nature of Institutional Conflicts -- The Dynamics of Party-Military Relations -- The Historical Perspective -- The Party's Control System in the Military -- Institutional Dialogues: The Conflicts of Interests, Objectives, and Values -- The Dialogue on Professional Autonomy: Military Independence vs. Political Integration -- The Dialogue on Historical Roles: A Forum for Claims, Grievances, and Demands -- The Rise of the Stalingrad Group: A Study in Intramilitary Power Politics -- The Military and the Ouster of Khrushchev -- Dilemma of a Totalitarian Elite -- The New Technology and the Rise of the Technocrat: Their Effect on Party-Military Relations -- Assessing the Military's Role in Soviet Politics -- Appendices -- The Stalingrad Group -- Cycles in Party-Military Relations, 1918-1963 -- Patterns of the Party's Treatment of the Military Under Given Conditions -- The Party's Control Network in the Soviet Military -- Structure and Functions of the Party's Chief Political Organs in the Military -- A Political Morality Tale -- The Ascendance of the Military Viewpoint: Comparisons with the Recent Past -- The Newspaper and Periodical Literature: A Selected, Annotated List

Biography

Roman Kolkowicz,