Opis: Khrushchev in the Kremlin - J Smith

This book, based on extensive original research including in recently declassified archives, considers politics, economics and the process of government in the Soviet Union under the leadership of Nikita Khrushchev. It examines the full complexity of government, including central government, individual ministries, regional leaders, separate institutions such as the military, and the lower levels of the Communist Party, outlining the interactions between them, and the contradictions arising from competing interests, and showing how the development and implementation of the important reforms which took place in this period were much more than Khrushchev's own ideas.It discusses the various important reforms, and argues that de-Stalinisation was not the overarching determinant of policy, demonstrating continuities with as well as breaks from the past. Unlike many other studies which consider the subject from the perspective of the Cold War and superpower relations, this book provides an overview of the internal development of the Soviet Union in this period, locating it in the broader context of Soviet history. "In attempting a multifaceted examination of the Khrushchev-era party leadership, this volume sheds new light on the post-Stalinist Soviet Union, and raises new questions for future research." - Polly Jones, Davis Center for Historical Studies, Princeton University, NJ; Slavonic and East European Review (vol. 89, no. 4, October 2011) "The story that unfolds in this revealing, stimulating survey is the failure of Khrushchev's attempts to match the achievements of capitalism without capitalism. Time and again he was frustrated by the interest groups that eventually removed him from power. This book provides fascinating glimpses into the formation of these interest groups, which acted in their own rather than in the national interest...All in all, this is a valuable addition to the study of the Khrushchev period." - Martin McCauley, Slavic Review (vol. 71, no. 1, Spring 2012)Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments Glossary of Russian Terms and Abbreviations List of Tables 1. Introduction - Jeremy Smith 2. Khrushchev as Leader - Ian Thatcher 3. The Rise of Political Clans in the Era of Nikita Khrushchev: The First Phase, 1953-1959 - Nikolai Mitrokhin 4. The Central Committee Apparatus under Khrushchev - Alexander Titov 5. The Outer Reaches of Liberalization: Combating Political Dissent in the Khrushchev Era - Robert Hornsby 6. Leadership and Nationalism in the Soviet Republics, 1953 - 1959 - Jeremy Smith 7. Moscow-Kiev relations and the Sovnarkhoz reform - Nataliya Kibita 8. Failings of the sovnarkhoz reform: The Ukrainian experience - Valery Vasiliev 9. Khrushchev and the challenge of technological progress - Sari Autio-Sarasmo 10. Khrushchevism after Khrushchev: the Rise of National Interest in the Eastern Bloc - Katalin Miklossy 11. The Economy of Illusions: The Phenomenon of Data-inflation in the Khrushchev era - Oleg Khlevniuk 12. The Modernisation of Soviet Railways Traction in comparative perspective - John Westwood 13. From Khrushchev (1935-6) to Khrushchev (1956-64): Construction Policy Compared - Bob Davies and Melanie Ilic

Szczegóły: Khrushchev in the Kremlin - J Smith

Tytuł: Khrushchev in the Kremlin
Autor: J Smith
Producent: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415476485
Rok produkcji: 2011
Ilość stron: 272
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.54 kg

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