STALIN'S SUCCESSORS: LEADERSHIP STABILITY AND CHANGE IN THE SOVIET UNION

Author: Seweryn Bialer

Publisher: Cambridge University Pres

Year published: 1980

Pagination: 312pp

Condition: d/w has faded spine and rubbing at corners

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A view of the ways in which Soviet politics have been transformed since Stalin's death, particularly during the Brezhnev years. The author analyzes the Soviet Union's political stability by explaining the Soviet combination of harsh authoritarian rule with political flexibility, social processes and Soviet perception of the international situation. He also explores the difference between Soviet and American perceptions of detente. The book examines the leadership succession and gives a profile of potential leaders in the 1980s, concluding with an analysis of the economic reforms that could make the problems manageable.