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)
Formato: Livro
Idioma:English
Publicado em:Armonk, NY [u.a.] : M. E. Sharpe, 2001
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Sumário
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.