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"[Zemtsov] has filled a gap in the literature of Soviet politics. Usually dismissed as a nonentity, Chernenko appears here as an important transitional figure in Soviet history... The book is well written and filled with incisive observations on the operation of the Soviet political system... Useful for scholars of Soviet politics at all levels; a must for graduate students."
--R. J. Mitchell, Choice
..".Zemtsov has once again shown that he is a first rate expert on the Soviet Union, that he knows the Soviet Union from the inside-- supplies the reader with information which in its greater part was previously unknown-- Highlights include insight into the 'inner life' of the Party, the struggle for succession to Brezhnev, and the situation of internal politics on the eve of transfer of political power to Gorbachev."
--Dr. Werner Gumpel, University of Munich
..". impressive. No other author whom I know is able to write on this subject with so many details, a profound knowledge of the Soviet Party system, and with such depth, humour, and irony. Without hesitation I recommend this book as essential reading on the recent Kremlin policy."
--Professor Yuri Glazov, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
..". a vivid, unvarnished, but objective account of Chernenko's rise to power.... Professor Zemtsov convincingly shows how Chernenko grew in his offices in Moscow: from a provincial Party hack and Brezhnev's confidential secretary cum valet, to an innovative writer in domestic affairs and a moderating influence in foreign policy. Strongly recommended for all those whose interest in the Soviet Union goes beyond the headlines on Gorbachev."
--Yaroslav Bilinsky, University of Delaware
"[Zemtsov] has filled a gap in the literature of Soviet politics. Usually dismissed as a nonentity, Chernenko appears here as an important transitional figure in Soviet history... The book is well written and filled with incisive observations on the operation of the Soviet political system... Useful for scholars of Soviet politics at all levels; a must for graduate students."
--R. J. Mitchell, Choice
..".Zemtsov has once again shown that he is a first rate expert on the Soviet Union, that he knows the Soviet Union from the inside-- supplies the reader with information which in its greater part was previously unknown-- Highlights include insight into the 'inner life' of the Party, the struggle for succession to Brezhnev, and the situation of internal politics on the eve of transfer of political power to Gorbachev."
--Dr. Werner Gumpel, University of Munich
..". impressive. No other author whom I know is able to write on this subject with so many details, a profound knowledge of the Soviet Party system, and with such depth, humour, and irony. Without hesitation I recommend this book as essential reading on the recent Kremlin policy."
--Professor Yuri Glazov, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
..". a vivid, unvarnished, but objective account of Chernenko's rise to power.... Professor Zemtsov convincingly shows how Chernenko grew in his offices in Moscow: from a provincial Party hack and Brezhnev's confidential secretary cum valet, to an innovative writer in domestic affairs and a moderating influence in foreign policy. Strongly recommended for all those whose interest in the Soviet Union goes beyond the headlines on Gorbachev."
--Yaroslav Bilinsky, University of Delaware
-[Zemtsov] has filled a gap in the literature of Soviet politics. Usually dismissed as a nonentity, Chernenko appears here as an important transitional figure in Soviet history... The book is well written and filled with incisive observations on the operation of the Soviet political system... Useful for scholars of Soviet politics at all levels; a must for graduate students.-
--R. J. Mitchell, Choice
-...Zemtsov has once again shown that he is a first rate expert on the Soviet Union, that he knows the Soviet Union from the inside-- supplies the reader with information which in its greater part was previously unknown-- Highlights include insight into the 'inner life' of the Party, the struggle for succession to Brezhnev, and the situation of internal politics on the eve of transfer of political power to Gorbachev.-
--Dr. Werner Gumpel, University of Munich
-... impressive. No other author whom I know is able to write on this subject with so many details, a profound knowledge of the Soviet Party system, and with such depth, humour, and irony. Without hesitation I recommend this book as essential reading on the recent Kremlin policy.-
--Professor Yuri Glazov, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
-... a vivid, unvarnished, but objective account of Chernenko's rise to power.... Professor Zemtsov convincingly shows how Chernenko grew in his offices in Moscow: from a provincial Party hack and Brezhnev's confidential secretary cum valet, to an innovative writer in domestic affairs and a moderating influence in foreign policy. Strongly recommended for all those whose interest in the Soviet Union goes beyond the headlines on Gorbachev.-
--Yaroslav Bilinsky, University of Delaware
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