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Contents |
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Figures |
11 |
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Tables |
12 |
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Preface to the second edition |
13 |
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Part I History |
18 |
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1 The Russian legacy |
20 |
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THE OLD REGIME |
20 |
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS TO 1917 |
23 |
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REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS AND BOLSHEVISM |
26 |
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2 The creation of the Soviet state |
33 |
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THE REVOLUTIONS OF 1917 |
33 |
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THE FORMATION OF THE SOVIET STATE, 1918–21 |
37 |
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3 Stalin and Stalinism |
46 |
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THE NEP COMPROMISE |
46 |
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THE GREAT INDUSTRIALISATION DEBATE |
49 |
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THE REVOLUTION FROM ABOVE |
52 |
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COMMAND ECONOMY AND SOCIETY |
55 |
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THE GREAT PURGES |
57 |
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‘STALINISM’ |
62 |
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4 Khrushchev and destalinisation |
67 |
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THE NEW COURSE |
67 |
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DESTALINISATION |
68 |
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ECONOMY AND SOCIETY |
74 |
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AUTHORITY AND IDEOLOGY |
76 |
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KHRUSHCHEV’S FALL |
80 |
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5 From Brezhnev to Gorbachev |
83 |
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CORPORATISM AND COMPROMISE |
83 |
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THE DECLINE OF THE REGIME |
87 |
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THE FINAL SOVIET POLITICS |
89 |
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Part II Government |
98 |
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6 The communist party |
100 |
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RECRUITMENT POLICY |
100 |
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ORGANISATION |
106 |
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PARTY, STATE AND GOVERNMENT |
113 |
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THE LEADING ROLE OF THE PARTY |
116 |
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THE END OF PARTY RULE |
120 |
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7 The structure of power |
123 |
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CONSTITUTIONS AND POWER |
123 |
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THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE |
127 |
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THE GOVERNMENT |
132 |
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KEY TEXTS |
136 |
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8 Security and justice |
137 |
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THE MILITARY AND SOVIET POLITICS |
137 |
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THE KGB |
141 |
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JUSTICE |
143 |
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KEY TEXTS |
145 |
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9 Local government and participation |
146 |
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LOCAL SOVIETS AND ADMINISTRATION |
146 |
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ELECTIONS |
152 |
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PARTICIPATION AND SOCIALISATION |
156 |
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Part III Politics |
164 |
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10 Power and policy-making |
166 |
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THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP |
166 |
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MODELS OF SOVIET POWER |
173 |
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11 Ideology and authority |
187 |
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THE MEANING OF IDEOLOGY |
187 |
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THE IDEOLOGICAL APPARATUS |
191 |
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THE ROLE OF IDEOLOGY |
194 |
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POWER, POLITICAL CULTURE AND LEGITIMACY |
198 |
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12 Class and gender |
203 |
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NEW CLASS AND SOCIETY |
203 |
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THE POLITICS OF GENDER |
210 |
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13 From dissent to pluralism |
218 |
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POLITICAL DISSENT AND THE STATE |
218 |
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THE EVOLUTION OF DISSENT |
219 |
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STRANDS OF RESISTANCE |
222 |
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THE RETURN OF PLURALISM |
226 |
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DISSENT IN PERSPECTIVE |
228 |
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Part IV Policies |
234 |
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14 The command economy and reform |
236 |
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PLANNING AND POLITICAL ECONOMY |
236 |
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HISTORY OF ECONOMIC REFORM |
242 |
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THE FAILURE OF REFORM |
250 |
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15 Nationality politics |
254 |
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SOVIET CONSTITUTIONS AND FEDERALISM |
254 |
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NATIONALISM IN THE USSR |
259 |
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THE POLITICS OF NATIONALISM |
267 |
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16 Foreign and defence policy |
271 |
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THE COURSE OF SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY |
271 |
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THE MAKING OF FOREIGN POLICY |
283 |
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THE POLITICS OF SECURITY |
286 |
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Part V Perspectives |
292 |
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17 Rise and fall of the Soviet system |
294 |
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MAIN FEATURES |
294 |
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PATTERNS OF SOVIET RULE |
299 |
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REASONS FOR THE FALL |
300 |
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18 Conclusion: Soviet politics in perspective |
306 |
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Notes |
310 |
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Bibliography |
320 |
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Index |
360 |
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