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The Fall of Soviet Communism, 1986-1991
About this book
The fall of communism and the break-up of the Soviet Union into 15 independent states in December 1991 was one of the most significant events of the 20th century. In the last years of Soviet rule, images of mass protests on the streets of Moscow, Tbilisi and Vilnius, bloodshed in Baku, striking miners, Mikhail Gorbachev wooing the West, and Boris Yeltsin defiantly mounting a tank in front of the White House building in Moscow, shattered all of the old certainties about the seemingly unbreakable communist system. Gorbachev and Yeltsin were the dominant figures in this process, but non-Russian national movements, workers, intellectuals, and international developments all had roles to play.
Jeremy Smith presents the dramatic events of 1985-91 in a clear and succinct form, setting out a variety of interpretations for the demise of communism in the Soviet Union, and suggesting new approaches to answering the unresolved question of why it happened. Smith discusses the long-term and short-term factors behind the extraordinary collapse, assessing the impact of economic crisis, nationalism, personalities and democratization in the process.
Jeremy Smith presents the dramatic events of 1985-91 in a clear and succinct form, setting out a variety of interpretations for the demise of communism in the Soviet Union, and suggesting new approaches to answering the unresolved question of why it happened. Smith discusses the long-term and short-term factors behind the extraordinary collapse, assessing the impact of economic crisis, nationalism, personalities and democratization in the process.
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Information
Many
histories
of
the
Khrushchev
and
Brezhnev
periods
are
dominated
by
the
international
situation,
a
fact
which
testifies
in
equal
measure
to
global
tensions
and
to
domestic
Soviet
stability.
But
the
very
emphasis
on
stability
since
1964
was
one
of
the
roots
of
future
problems.
As
long
as
domestic
tranquillity
prevailed,
the
political
system
itself
appeared
to
be
effective.
But
political
stagna-
tion
promoted
both
complacency
and
inflexibility,
so
that
when
a
need
for
change
did
arise,
as
the
result
of
either
external
or
inter-
nal
pressures,
politics
would
inevitably
be
slow
to
respond
and
would
prove
a
brake
on
reform.
The
Fall
of
Soviet
Communism
1985–91
12
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Editors’ Preface
- A Note on References
- Acknowledgements
- Map of the USSR
- 1 Introduction
- Part One: Background
- Part Two: Reform from Above
- Part Three: Movements from Below
- Chronology of Events, 1985-91
- Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
- Select Bibliography
- Index