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Record Nr.

UNINA9910552756703321

Autore

Byrnes Robert

Titolo

After Brezhnev : Sources of Soviet Conduct in the 1980s / / edited by Robert F. Byrnes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indiana University Press, 1983

1983

Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 457 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ByrnesRobert Francis

Disciplina

327.47

Soggetti

History of other lands

Soviet Union Intellectual life 1970-1991

Soviet Union Military policy

Soviet Union Economic policy 1981-1985

Soviet Union Foreign relations 1975-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

"Published in association with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University."

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: p. 441-451.

Sommario/riassunto

With the death of Leonid Brezhnev in November 1982, the Soviet Union faces a critical period. What policies are its new leaders likely to follow? What are the principal strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union and how might they afect the uture conduct of Soviet leaders at home and abroad? A distinguished group of American specialists studies the Soviet system and Soviet society within a context of international politics, attempting to identify and explain the factors that are most likely to influence Soviet policy in the 1980s. The authors have drawn on the talents of thirty-five experts in seven disciplines to produce this essential volume. Policy makers, students, specialists, and the public will find here a coherent framework for understanding the future conduct of the Soviet Union.