The Soviet High Command, 1967-1989 : Personalities and Politics

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The recent transformations in the USSR are nowhere more evident than in the Soviet military. Top-level military officers have been relieved of their positions, Gorbachev has warned of lean times for the military, the symbolic role of the armed forces has been downgraded, and the concept of "&qu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Herspring, Dale R. (Dale Roy)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Politics and government
Generals.
Armed Forces.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
HISTORY > Military > General.
Generaux > URSS.
Generals > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1991.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1945-1991.
Soviet Union > Armed Forces > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The recent transformations in the USSR are nowhere more evident than in the Soviet military. Top-level military officers have been relieved of their positions, Gorbachev has warned of lean times for the military, the symbolic role of the armed forces has been downgraded, and the concept of ""military sufficiency"" points to major modifications in Soviet force structure. Contrary to some who see Gorbachev as a Sir Galahad out to slay the evil military high command, Dale Herspring concludes that the relationship between the highest Soviet political and military leaders is at the moment more s
Descripción Física:1 online resource (344 pages).
ISBN:9781400861019

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