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Record Nr.

UNISA996248016503316

Autore

Hough Jerry F. <1935->

Titolo

Democratization and revolution in the USSR, 1985-1991 [[electronic resource] /] / Jerry F. Hough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution, c1997

ISBN

0-8157-9149-6

0-585-17576-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 542 p. )

Disciplina

947.085/4

Soggetti

Post-communism - Soviet Union

Democratization - Soviet Union

Government - Non-U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Government - Europe

Soviet Union Politics and government 1985-1991

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Prelude to Revolution -- 3. Gorbachev's Ascent and the Circular Flow of Power -- 4. The Tragedy of Economic Reform -- 5. Democratization and the 1989 USSR Election -- 6. Foreign and Domestic Policy and the Issue of Eastern Europe -- 7. Soviet Federalism and the Problem of Russia -- 8. The End of Communist Party Rule -- 9. The 1990 Russian Election -- 10. The Struggle between Gorbachev and Yeltsin -- 11. The Controversy over Economic Reform -- 12. The Union Treaty -- 13. The Russian Presidential Election and the August Coup d'État -- 14. Economic Options and the Breakup of the Union -- 15. Conclusion