The Soviet Communist Party in Disarray: The XXVIII Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

ISBN-13: 9780333558270 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 226 str.

E. A. Rees

Opis

This book presents an in-depth analysis of the proceedings of the XXVIII Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It explores the struggle for power between radicals, reformers and conservatives, focusing on the debate on political reform, the role of the Party, Soviet history, economic restructuring, the nationalities question and foreign policy. It makes a contribution to the study of the history of the Soviet Communist Party, and provides insights into the ideological debate raging within the Party regarding the future of perestroika.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction; E.A.Rees - Background to the XXVIII Congress; S.White - The Politics of the XXVIII Congress; S.White - Economic Policy; E.A.Rees - Nationalities Policy; E.A.Rees - History and Perestroika; R.W.Davies - Foreign Policy; J.Haslam - Party Relations with the Military and the KGB; E.A.Rees - Endnotes - Appendices - Index

O autorze

E.A.REES