Soldiers and the Soviet State : Civil-Military Relations from Brezhnev to Gorbachev

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How much power does the Soviet military exert on the politics of the Kremlin? This is one of the most controversial questions in the study of the Soviet Union, here addressed by eight top Western specialists on Soviet politics and security policy. While the authors assert that the civil-military rel...

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Main Author: Colton, Timothy J.
Other Authors: Gustafson, Thane
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politics and government
Civil supremacy over the military.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
HISTORY > General.
Suprematie du pouvoir civil sur le pouvoir militaire > URSS.
Civil supremacy over the military > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement > 1985-1991.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement > 1953-1985.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1985-1991.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1953-1985.
Electronic books.
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Summary:How much power does the Soviet military exert on the politics of the Kremlin? This is one of the most controversial questions in the study of the Soviet Union, here addressed by eight top Western specialists on Soviet politics and security policy. While the authors assert that the civil-military relationship has been less turbulent than often believed, they also point out that Gorbachev's reforms threaten the system of buffers that have until now shielded the military-industrial world from disruption and change. Introduced by Timothy Colton's essay, ""Perspectives on Civil-Military Re
Physical Description:1 online resource (381 pages).
ISBN:9781400861422

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