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Khrushchev in the Kremlin: Policy and Government in the Soviet Union, 1953–64 - BASEES / Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies 1st edition
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Khrushchev in the Kremlin: Policy and Government in the Soviet Union, 1953–64 - BASEES / Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
This book presents a new picture of the politics, economics and process of government in the Soviet Union under the leadership of Nikita Khrushchev. Based in large part on original research in recently declassified archive collections, the book examines the full complexity of government, including formal and informal political relationships; economic reforms and nationality relations in the national republics of the USSR; the treatment of political dissent; economic progress through technological innovation; relations with the Eastern bloc; corruption and deceit in the economy; and the reform of the railways and construction sectors.
The book re-evaluates the Khrushchev era as one which represented a significant departure from the Stalin years, introducing a number of policy changes that only came to fruition later, whilst still suffering from many of the limitations imposed by the Stalinist system. 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.
This is the companion volume to the Jeremy Smith and Melanie Ilic?s previous edited collection, Soviet State and Society under Nikita Khrushchev (Routledge, 2009).
272 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 23 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 5, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415838160 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 252 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 15 mm · 416 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Ilic, Melanie (University of Gloucestershire, UK) |
| Editor | Smith, Jeremy (University of Birmingham, UK) |
