Ideology and Rationality in the Soviet Model: A legacy for Gorbachev (Routledge Revivals) - Softcover

Gerner, Kristian; Hedlund, Stefan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032211911 ISBN 13: 9781032211916

Publisher: Routledge, 2024

Synopsis

First published in 1989, Ideology and Rationality in the Soviet Model assumes that since the October Revolution the development of the Soviet Union has essentially been a process of trial and error. Economic rationality has been sacrificed to political expedients, and the cultural sphere has been put to use as a legitimating and rationalizing device. This book analyses the internal logic of this process from the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution to Gorbachev’s ‘revolution from above’, including coverage of the Stalin, Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras. The book focuses on the structural determinants of the Soviet Model, thus seeking to reveal the specific rationalities that characterizes ‘Soviet man’. Its conclusion casts serious doubt on the likelihood of new policies defeating seven decades of Bolshevik rule and social indoctrination. It will be of interest to students of economics, political science and history.

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Kristian Gerner and Stefan Hedlund

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032211911
• ISBN 13: 9781032211916
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 470