The Soviet Empire Reconsidered: Essays In Honor Of Adam B. Ulam

by Sanford R. Lieberman, David E Powell, Carol R Saivetz, Sarah M Terry

Overview

The demise of any empire provides an occasion for fresh examination of longaccepted "truths" about its history and its intrinsic nature: What'set this particular empire apart from others? Why did it develop in the way that it did? Could events have taken a different path? What legacies has the empire left to its heirs? In this volume, eminent scholars reflect on the unique and central features of the Soviet empire during its period of consolidation in Europe and speculate on the long-term effects of its collapse. They reconsider subjects that have absorbed Adam Ulam's attention in his own work—the ideologies of central planning, of totalitarianism and state terror at home, and of intervention abroad—and explore their impact on the people who lived under Soviet power at its apogee. They also analyze the unraveling of the system on the domestic scene, in elite and grassroots politics, and in the international arena. Concluding chapters focus on the configuration of new domestic and foreign policies and on prospects for security and cooperation in the region.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367295998
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2019
Pages:	263
Product dimensions:	5.88(w) x 9.12(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sanford R. Lieberman, David E. Powell, Carol R. Saivetz

Table of Contents

Introduction — The Truman Doctrine and the Rhetoric of Totalitarianism* — Stalinism in Romania: A Preliminary Discussion of Stalin, Ceausescu, and Totalitarianism — The Re-Sovietization of Formerly Occupied Areas of the USSR During World War II — The Soviet Gulag in Eastern Germany, 1945-50* — The Ideology of Imperative Planning: Marxism and the Ideological Consequences of Market Reform* — Environmental Problems in Moscow — From Confrontation to Cooperation: Soviet Foreign Policy in the Mirror of Ideology — From Rapallo to Reunification: Russia and Germany in the Twentieth Century — Military Power in Russian National Security Policy — The Emergence of Russian Foreign Policy: Political Debates and Russia's National Interest — Beyond the Cold War: Prospects for Central European Security and Cooperation in a Post-Communist World*

Editorial Reviews

In 11 essays, students, colleagues, and friends of Adam Ulam (Gurney Professor Emeritus of History and Government at Harvard U., and for many years the Director of the university's Russian Research Center) reflect on the unique and central features of the Soviet empire during its period of consolidation in Europe and speculate on the long-term effects of its collapse. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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