Collective leadership in Soviet politics / Graeme Gill.

"This book studies the way in which the top leadership in the Soviet Union changed over time from 1917 until the collapse of the country in 1991. Its principal focus is the tension between individual leadership and collective rule, and it charts how this played out over the life of the regime....

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Main Author: Gill, Graeme J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Series:Palgrave studies in political leadership series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the study of Soviet leadership
  • Oligarchy with a predominant leader, 1917-22
  • Rule by pure oligarchy, 1923-29
  • From the predominant to the dominant leader, 1930-53
  • The limits of the predominant leader, 1953-64
  • Predominant leader within the collective, 1964-82
  • Collectivism collapses, 1982-91
  • Conclusion.