| The Making and Breaking of the Soviet System: An Interpretation 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Read, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333731530 ISBN-13: 9780333731536 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $44.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: Drawing on a wide range of post-Soviet materials, Christopher Read examines the reasons for the successes and failures of the Soviet system. He argues that the underlying reasons for the system's collapse can be found in the contradictions of the revolution which gave birth to it. The consequences are traced from Stalin to Gorbachev's doomed attempt to transform the Soviet system. Particular attention is given to the divergence between the aspirations of the leadership and the social evolution of ordinary Russians. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 947 |
| LCCN: 00048296 |
| Series: European History in Perspective |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.84" W x 8.5" (0.75 lbs) 259 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on a wide range of post-Soviet materials, Christopher Read examines the reasons for the successes and failures of the Soviet system. He argues that the underlying reasons for the system's collapse can be found in the contradictions of the revolution which gave birth to it. The consequences are traced from Stalin to Gorbachev's doomed attempt to transform the Soviet system. Particular attention is given to the divergence between the aspirations of the leadership and the social evolution of ordinary Russians. |