Why have Russians chosen unlimited autocracy throughout their history? Why is democracy unable to flourish in Russia?
Author: Baird Professor of History Richard Pipes
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300112887
Category: History
Page: 216
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Why have Russians chosen unlimited autocracy throughout their history? Why is democracy unable to flourish in Russia?Included in this collection are: Boris Souvarine's lengthy letter to Trotsky, articles on Trotsky from the German Communist Party (Opposition), Jay Lovestone on Trotsky and Soviet foreign policy, a Christian socialist critique of The ...
Author: Flewers
Publisher: Merlin Press
ISBN: 0850366127
Category: History
Page: 362
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In this presentation of contemporary and critical assessments of Leon Trotsky, many of the writings have never previously been published in English, while others have not reappeared since their first publication. Much of the featured material argues, among other things, that Trotsky's views on events were skewed through the prism of the experience of the October Revolution and the factional debates within the Soviet Communist Party, and that this seriously impaired his strategic and tactical acumen, especially in respect of the Spanish Civil War. Included in this collection are: Boris Souvarine's lengthy letter to Trotsky, articles on Trotsky from the German Communist Party (Opposition), Jay Lovestone on Trotsky and Soviet foreign policy, a Christian socialist critique of The Revolution Betrayed and defense of the Moscow Trials, and an anarchist critique of Trotskyism and the Spanish Civil War. In publishing the “other side” of the arguments, this issue of Revolutionary History series is continuing in its role of developing an understanding of key historical events and encouraging discussion of the past within today's socialist movement.According to the Mizan observation, the Soviet criticism on the UAR since 1959 seemed to be influenced by the opposition ... If indeed the Soviet Union had, for several years, certain reservations around its criticism of UAR policies, ...
Author: Tareq Y. Ismael
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781134275359
Category: History
Page: 224
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This book examines the communist movement in the Arab world from the time of the Russian revolution until after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It traces the interaction of the world communist movement which was characterized by an uncritical acceptance of Marxism-Leninism, and local communists, who moved from initial dependence on Moscow to a position more adapted to local circumstances and sensitivities that could be characterized as a distinctive 'Arab communism'. It goes on to trace the impact of 'Arab communism' on a range of issues in the region, arguing that the role of Arab communist parties was highly significant, and disproportionate to the relatively small numbers of communists in the countries concerned.Representing a milestone of further accomplishment in scholarly investigation of the dialectics for ideological evolution in the USSR, this book will be a treasure for all who are interested in the development of Soviet ideology and should ...
Author: Terry L Thompson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780429713026
Category: History
Page: 230
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Representing a milestone of further accomplishment in scholarly investigation of the dialectics for ideological evolution in the USSR, this book will be a treasure for all who are interested in the development of Soviet ideology and should merit the attention of all specialists in Soviet studies. It is uniquely valuable because it is the first exteWe consider that to learn from the Soviet Union is absolutely necessary; the question is only how we do the studying.48 ... In a lengthy statement, People's Daily reported its criticism of Stalin's "great-power chauvinism," his conceit, ...
Author: David J. Dallin
Publisher:
ISBN: UOM:39015013935021
Category: Soviet Union
Page: 568
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The author of this study analyzes the nature and historical evolution of Soviet ideology between 1917 and 1985 to demonstrate the structural importance of Soviet ideological discourse and the uncertain place that it allocated to the ...
Author: Neil Robinson
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: STANFORD:36105012417940
Category: Political Science
Page: 227
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The author of this study analyzes the nature and historical evolution of Soviet ideology between 1917 and 1985 to demonstrate the structural importance of Soviet ideological discourse and the uncertain place that it allocated to the Communist Party in the Soviet political system. On the basis of this analysis, the author provides a fresh interpretation of Gorbachev's political reforms. He describes the ideological dynamic that underwrote the development of perestroika, how Gorbachev's ideas on democratization sent contradictory messages to the Communist Party and how this stimulated opposition to perestroika from party cadres and Soviet society.For Secretary of State Henry Kissinger coping with the Soviet Union was, until his final months in office, his one controlling and overriding concern. When asked by a friendly critic if it were not true he had done well in his handling ...
Author: Kenneth W. Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN: STANFORD:36105037297186
Category: Cold War
Page: 113
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Despite increasing conflicts and sharp criticisms , the leadership was unable to abandon its 19th - century views of ... decades precisely by the conservativeness of Soviet policy and the “ stagnation period ” of the Brezhnev era .
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ISBN: IND:30000004915108
Category: Europe, Eastern
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