Revolution From Above: The Demise of the Soviet System - Softcover

Kotz, David; Weir, Fred

 
9780415143172: Revolution From Above: The Demise of the Soviet System

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This book argues that the ruling state party in the USSR itself moved to dismantle the old system. Research includes interviews with over 50 former Soviet government and Communist party leaders, policy advisors, trade unionists and businessmen.

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David Kotz, Fred Weir

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This book gives a new interpretation of the disintegration of the USSR. It challenges the widespread belief that the demise of the old regime was caused by the collapse of the Soviet economy, accompanied by public demand that socialism should be abandoned.

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ISBN 10:  0415143160 ISBN 13:  9780415143165
Publisher: Routledge, 1997
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