The Soviet Union: Second Edition

by R.W. Davies (Editor)

Overview

The Soviet Union (1989) examines the state of the Soviet Union at the end of the 1980s. The Soviet Union claimed to offer a new social, economic and political order – a planned socialist system – and this book looks at the Soviet alternative and the extent of its success. It surveys the major components of Soviet society and examines the principal issues and debates that surround its assessment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040006177
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/12/2024
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Politics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	242
File size:	10 MB

Table of Contents

1. The Geographical Reality Denis J.B. Shaw 2. The October Revolution Maureen Perrie 3. Industrialisation and After R.W. Davies 4. The Communist Party, Yesterday and Today M. Lewin 5. Soviet Politics: Perspectives and Prospects Ronald Amann 6. Social Classes and Equality David Lane 7. The Economic System Philip Hanson 8. Science and Technology Julian Cooper 9. Farms and Farmers R.E.F. Smith 10. The Education of the Soviet Citizen John Dunstan 11. Literature and the Arts G.S. Smith 12. Foreign Policy Jonathan Haslam 13. The Soviet Future in a Nuclear Age David Holloway 14. The Soviet Union in Perspective R.W. Davies