Contemporary Soviet Government

Contemporary Soviet Government (1975) is a leading study of the practice of Soviet government, examined against a background of Soviet Marxism. It presents an analysis of the Soviet political system since the death of Stalin, and places considerable emphasis on the role of state organisations.

List of contents

1. Elements of Soviet Politics  2. Prelude to Revolution  3. The Bolshevik Revolution  4. The Unfinished Revolution  5. The Development of the Soviet State System  6. The Theory of the Soviet State  7. The Electoral System and the Electorate  8. The Supreme Soviet of the USSR  9. The Presidium and the Council of Ministers  10. The Economic Role of the Soviet State  11. Soviet Federalism  12. Soviet Local Government  13. Party and Class  14. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union  15. Party-State Relations  16. Soviet Foreign Policy  17. Soviet Democracy  18. The Post-Stalin Era

Product details

• Authors: L.g. Churchward, Churchward L.G.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032675800
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3267580-0
• No. of pages: 388
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Political structure & processes, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Central / national / federal government policies, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Marxism & Communism, Political structure and processes, Central government policies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet