Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union

Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union

Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union

Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union

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Overview

"A fresh multi-faceted look at the overthrow of the Soviet State, the dismemberment of the Soviet Union, and the campaign to introduce capitalism from above. Roger Keeran and Thomas Kenny have given us a clear and powerful Marxist analysis of the momentous events which most directly shaped world politics today, the destruction of the USSR, the 'Superpower' of socialism."
-Norman Markowitz, author of The Rise and Fall of the People's Century

"I have not read anything else with such detailed and intimate knowledge of what took place. This manuscript is the most important contribution I have read."
-Phillip Bonosky, author of Afghanistan-Washington's Secret War

"A well-researched work containing a great deal of useful historical information. Everyone will benefit greatly from the mass of historical data and the thought-provoking arguments contained in the book."
-Bahman Azad, author of Heroic Struggle Bitter Defeat: Factors Contributing to the Dismantling of the Socialist State in the USSR


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781450241717
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/15/2010
Pages: 340
Sales rank: 235,572
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Prefacevii
1.Introduction3
2.Two Trends in Soviet Politics14
3.The Second Economy51
4.Promise and Foreboding, 1985-8672
5.Turning Point, 1987-88108
6.Crisis and Collapse, 1989-91139
7.Conclusions and Implications184
Epilogue: A Critique of Explanations of the Soviet Collapse209
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