Gorbachev At the Helm - A New Era in Soviet Politics?

Gorbachev at the Helm (1987) analyses the policy decisions taken at the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in February-March 1986, declared at the time by the Soviet government as a major turning point in Soviet history.

List of contents

Introduction R.F. Miller. 1. Old Style Congress - New Style Leadership? T.H. Rigby 2. The Programmatic Documents of the 27th Congress G. Gill 3. How Much of a New Elite? J.H. Miller 4. The Mass Party Membership: Steady as She Goes J.H. Miller 5. The Soviet Economy: Problems and Solutions in the Gorbachev View R.F. Miller 6. Soviet Reforms in the 1980s: Current Debate V. Zaslavsky 7. Agricultural Reform, the Food Program and the 27th Party Congress S.G. Wheatcroft 8. Foreign Policy and Defence G. Jukes 9. The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: Genuine Integration at Last? R.F. Miller. Conclusion: The Gorbachev Era Launched T.H. Rigby

About the author

R.F. Miller, J.H. Miller and T.H. Rigby

Product details

• Authors: R.f. Miller Miller
• Assisted by: R.F. Miller (Editor), Miller J.H. (Editor), T.H. Rigby (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032674896
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3267489-6
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Political structure & processes, Far-left political ideologies and movements, c 1970 to c 1980, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, c 1980 to c 1989, Central / national / federal government, Marxism & Communism, Political structure and processes, Central government, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era