From Brezhnev To Gorbachev: Infighting In The Kremlin

by Baruch A. Hazan

Overview

This book describes the power base of each of the Soviet leaders and analyzes the steps they took to consolidate their positions and tighten controls over the bureaucracy and the military. It provides a detailed analysis of the hidden power struggle within the top Soviet leadership.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367156404
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/07/2020
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.88(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Baruch A. Hazan teaches at the Institute of European Studies, Vienna, Austria. He is the author of The East European Political System (Westview, 1985), Olympic Sports and Propaganda Games (1982), and Soviet Impregnational Propaganda (1982).

Table of Contents

Preface — Introduction — Succession in the USSR: Brezhnev’s Twilight and Death — Andropov Succeeds: Rudimentary Consolidation — Andropov’s Eclipse: Ruling by Remote Control — The Second Chance: Chernenko Succeeds, the Twofold Decision — Too Late, Too Short: Chernenko Rules — The Smooth Succession: Gorbachev at the Helm — Clearing Away the Debris; The Second Front — Closing the Circle— The Congress — Conclusions — Indicators for Ranking of Soviet Leaders