In December 1991 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republicsborn in violent revolution and dominated for more than six decades by highly authoritarian rulewas dissolved by its constituent republics. The causes for this remarkable event will be probed for many years to come. Our understanding of it may never be complete. Nevertheless, it is evident even now that part of the story lay in a conscious redirection of policy by specific individuals. Those at the center of political and economic power understood the flaws in their system well enough to initiate a process of reform, but one that...
In December 1991 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republicsborn in violent revolution and dominated for more than six decades by highly authoritarian ...
Contains articles, drawn largely from the journal Soviet Economy, which chronicle and analyze significant events in the development of the revolutionary reforms in the Soviet Union. This book, part of a two-book set, focuses on the economy of the Soviet Union.
Contains articles, drawn largely from the journal Soviet Economy, which chronicle and analyze significant events in the development of the revolutiona...
The momentous changes in the Soviet Union brought about by glasnost' and perestroyka have far-reaching implications that continue to grip the attention of the international community. This volume and its companion volume, The Economy, feature research and analysis of the significant events in the development of the revolutionary reforms in the Soviet Unionfrom the beginning stage, through the period of great euphoria, to the recent troubled times. Ed A. Hewitt, founding editor of Soviet Economy and formerly a senior fellow at Brookings, is now Special Assistant to the President on National...
The momentous changes in the Soviet Union brought about by glasnost' and perestroyka have far-reaching implications that continue to grip the attentio...
