Burying Lenin: The Revolution In Soviet Ideology And Foreign Policy / Edition 1

by Steven Kull

Overview

This book reveals the painful process by which Soviet policy makers came to accept the failure of Leninism and to forge an alternative ideology dubbed 'new thinking'. It assesses the influence of new thinking and other streams of thought on post-Soviet foreign policy and behavior.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367154578
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/2022
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword — Preface — A Revolution of Ideas — Challenging Lenin — New Thinking: A New Ideology — The Resistance To Giving Up Lenin — The New Great-Power Thinking — The Third World — Europe — Universalism, New Thinking, and the New World Order — Design of the Study

Editorial Reviews

Based on interviews with Soviet policymakers, and careful reading of the public record, political psychologist Kull traces the process by iwhich Soviet elites realized nd accepted the failure of Leninist thought. He also surveys new thinking, much of which is not known in the West. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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