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How the Soviet Union Disappeared: An Essay on the Causes of Dissolution
Wisla Suraska
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Description for How the Soviet Union Disappeared: An Essay on the Causes of Dissolution
Paperback. Useful to sovietologists, political scientists, and students of communism and nationalism. This title argues that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the result of an attempt by Gorbachev to concentrate political power. It also examines the complex relationship between the Communist Party, the KGB, and the military. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW3; JPA; JPFC; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Many theories have been offered to explain the disintegration of the Soviet Union, yet none sufficiently explain the speed and profundity of the empire’s collapse. In this powerful polemic, Wisla Suraska disputes popular interpretations of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and explains how theories, such as totalitarian theory, have failed to examine the exigencies of arbitrary government. At the center of Suraska’s own theories on the Soviet collapse is her claim that it came about not simply because it was an economically declining country that contained too many nationalities but because it was despotic and that despotism is unworkable ... Read more
Many theories have been offered to explain the disintegration of the Soviet Union, yet none sufficiently explain the speed and profundity of the empire’s collapse. In this powerful polemic, Wisla Suraska disputes popular interpretations of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and explains how theories, such as totalitarian theory, have failed to examine the exigencies of arbitrary government. At the center of Suraska’s own theories on the Soviet collapse is her claim that it came about not simply because it was an economically declining country that contained too many nationalities but because it was despotic and that despotism is unworkable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822321248
SKU
V9780822321248
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About Wisla Suraska
Wisla Suraska is visiting Fellow at the Robert Schuman Center, European University, Florence and senior researcher at the Adam Smith Research Center, Warsaw.
Reviews for How the Soviet Union Disappeared: An Essay on the Causes of Dissolution
“Suraska’s essay stands out as a towering example of clear thinking, based on the firm foundations of solid historical knowledge and creative theoretical interpretation.”—from the Preface by John Löwenhardt, University of Glasgow