Political will and personal belief : the decline and fall of Soviet communism /

"Paul Hollander focuses on the human aspects of the failure of Soviet communism. He examines how members of the Soviet political elite, leaders in communist Czechoslovakia and Hungary, high-ranking officials in agencies of control and coercion, and distinguished defectors and exiles experienced...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hollander, Paul, 1932-2019
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 1999.
Temas:
Communist leadership > Soviet Union.
Communism > Soviet Union > History.
Communist leadership > Europe, Eastern.
Communism > Europe, Eastern > History.
Defectors > Soviet Union.
Defectors > Europe, Eastern.
Communism > Europe, Eastern.
Leadership communiste > URSS.
Communisme > URSS > Histoire.
Leadership communiste > Europe de l'Est.
Communisme > Europe de l'Est.
Transfuges > URSS.
Transfuges > Europe de l'Est.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism.
Communism.
Communist leadership.
Defectors.
Politics and government
Communisme.
Politieke elites.
Politieke attituden.
Politieke moraal.
Politieke hervormingen.
Communisme > Europe de l'Est > Histoire.
Dirigeants politiques > Europe de l'Est > 1970-2000.
Dirigeants politiques > URSS > 1970-2000.
Soviet Union > Politics and government.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement.
Eastern Europe.
Soviet Union.
Sovjet-Unie.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement > 1985-1991.
Europe de l'Est > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The human factor in the failure of communism
  • Defectors and exiles: disillusionment before the fall
  • Soviet leaders: the reformers
  • The ambivalence of high-level functionaries
  • The political transformation of East European leaders
  • Leading specialists in "state security" (political police)
  • Conclusions: the unity of theory and practice
  • Appendix: the interviews.

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