The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Politburo (1992) is the definitive history and political analysis of this institution. Extensive use of new Soviet sources permitted the authors to provide a comprehensive analysis of the way in which the Politburo operated and a sociological examination of its membership. The history of the Politburo is presented in a lucid and rigorous account that charts its development from creation by Lenin in 1919 to sidetracking by Gorbachev in 1990: an organization that, as the authors state, 'subjected the whole of the USSR to its ruthless dictatorship, but itself bowed time and again to the leader of its own making'.
| ISBN: | 9781032677750 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 2025 |
| Author: | John Löwenhardt, James R Ozinga, Erik van Ree |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 262 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Politics |
| Genres: |
Cold wars and proxy conflicts Social and political philosophy Far-left political ideologies and movements Armed conflict Theory of warfare and military science Military and defence strategy International relations Regional / International studies Peace studies and conflict resolution Engineering: general Military history General and world history European history Environmental science, engineering and technology History and Archaeology |