Khrushchev and Brezhnev As Leaders (Routledge Revivals) - Building Authority in Soviet Politics

Informationen zum Autor George W. Breslauer Zusammenfassung First published in 1982, this book explores how Khrushchev and Brezhnev manipulated their policies and personal images as they attempted to consolidate their authority as leader. Central issues of Soviet domestic politics are examined: investment priorities, incentive policy, administrative reform, and political participation. The author rejects the conventional images of Khrushchev as an embattled consumer advocate and decentraliser, and of Brezhnev’s leadership as dull and conservative. He looks at how they dealt with the task of devising programs that combined the post-Stalin elite’s goals of consumer satisfaction and expanded political participation with traditional Soviet values. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part One Introduction; 1 Building Authority since Stalin; Part Two The Khrushchev Years; 2 Political Succession and Consumer Satisfaction, 1953-7 3 Political Succession and Administrative Reform, 1953-7 4 Political Succession and Political Participation, 1953-7 5 Khrushchev Ascendant, 1957-60 6 Frustration and Reaction, 1960-4 7 How Strong the Leader?: Khrushchev’s Power over Policy; Part Three The Brezhnev Years; 8 Political succession and Consumer Satisfaction, 1964-8 9 Political Succession and Administrative Reform, 1964-8 10 Political Succession and Political Participation, 1964-8 11 Brezhnev Ascendant, 1968-72 12 Frustration and Reaction, 1972-1975 13 The Twenty-Fifth Party Congress, 1976: Brezhnev’s Authority Challenged 14 Shedding the Skeptics, 1976-81 15 How Strong the Leader?: Brezhnev’s Power over Policy; Part Four Conclusion; 16 Patterns of Leadership since Stalin; Part Five Conclusion; Index

Product details

• Authors: George W. Breslauer, Breslauer George W.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.05.2016
• EAN: 9781138686700
• ISBN: 978-1-138-68670-0
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Political leaders & leadership, Political Economy, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government policies, USSR, Soviet Union, Political leaders and leadership, Central / national / federal government, Political ideologies and movements, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet