A normal totalitarian society : how the Soviet Union functioned and how it collapsed / Vladimir Shlapentokh
Theoretical concepts -- Two components of Soviet ideology: socialism and Russian nationalism -- Adjusting the revolutionary ideology to totalitarian goals -- World revolution as a geopolitical instrument -- Open and closed ideologies -- Policy toward key social groups: workers and creative intellige...
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| Main Authors: | Shlapentokh, Vladimir (Author) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Armonk, NY [u.a.] : M. E. Sharpe, 2001 |
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Table of Contents |
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| Theoretical concepts |
| Two components of Soviet ideology: socialism and Russian nationalism |
| Adjusting the revolutionary ideology to totalitarian goals |
| World revolution as a geopolitical instrument |
| Open and closed ideologies |
| Policy toward key social groups: workers and creative intelligentsia |
| The political system: the supreme leader as the major institution |
| An effective political machine |
| The economy: organic flaws and achievements |
| Public opinion: acceptance of the regime |
| The regime and the empire: a complex relationship |
| Reforms: alternatives in history |
| Reforming the system, destroying its fundamentals |
| Consequences. |
