Gorbachev's USSR : a system in crisis
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Gorbachev's USSR : a system in crisis
Macmillan, 1990
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Since his appearance on the political scene, Gorbachev has caused many to adjust their views of the Soviet Union and its leadership. Are the changes in public attitudes due to Gorbachev's personality, or is the USSR undergoing genuine transformation? Leading Sovietologists gathered at Boston University to evaluate the meaning of developments in the USSR and their impact on policy. Their findings should be required reading for every observer of international affairs. The consensus is that The Soviet Union if facing a systemic crisis, affecting ideology, leadership, economics and the feuding nationalities - with potential impact on the very foundation of the regime.
Table of Contents
- Is the Soviet political system in crisis?
- is Sovietology in crisis?
- the Soviet system - what can be ascertained? - inferences drawn from US-USSR negotiations
- Gorbachev's struggle and the Soviet crisis
- the Soviet nationalities - irrepressible conflict
- changes in the decision-making apparat - Vsja vlast' sovietam?
- the Soviet crisis and foreign policy formation
- Soviet international operations - domestic fallout?
- impact of Gorbachev's Perestroika and interdependence on East Euopean allies
- the impact of Gorbachevshchina on US foreign policy.
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