Kotz, David M.

Revolution from above: the demise of the soviet system/ David M. Kotz and Fred Weir - London: Routledge, 1997. - xi, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

1. Introduction --

pt. I. The Soviet system.
2. Socialism and the Soviet system.
3. Growth, stagnation, and the origins of perestroika --

pt. II. Perestroika and the demise of the Soviet system.
4. Glasnost and the intelligentsia.
5. Economic reform.
6. Democratization.
7. The party-state elite and the pro-capitalist coalition.
8. The struggle for power --
pt. III. Aftermath of the Soviet demise.
9. Shock therapy.
10. The results of shock therapy.
11. Russia's political evolution.
12. Lessons for the future of socialism.

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