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- catalog abstract "In this book, John Keep gives a narrative history of the USSR from the last years of Stalin's despotic rule to the eventual collapse of the empire in 1991. During these years living standards slowly improved as various attempts were made to reform Communist rule. Although material prosperity rose under Khrushchev and Brezhnev, however, the Communist system itself began to erode. The official ideology grew less and less relevant to people's everyday concerns; the Party lost its moral authority. The early 1980s saw a growing black market economy, incompetent management, and agricultural waste. When control passed to pragmatic, younger leaders like Gorbachev, their attempts to reinvigorate the economy by appealing to the intelligentsia opened a Pandora's box of conflicting opinions. The Party surrendered its monopoly of power, central institutions crumbled, and the centrifugal forces emanating from national minorities culminated in the empire's downfall. Since 1988 the mantle of Soviet secrecy has slowly been lifted, allowing historians access to some of the country's vast archival resources. Last of the Empires explores the central currents of political, cultural, social, and economic development running through forty-six crucial years of Soviet rule, and enables us to gain a greater understanding of one of the most tragic experiences in human history.".
- catalog contributor b7921150.
- catalog coverage "Soviet Union History 1953-1985.".
- catalog coverage "Soviet Union History 1985-1991.".
- catalog coverage "Soviet Union History.".
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "In this book, John Keep gives a narrative history of the USSR from the last years of Stalin's despotic rule to the eventual collapse of the empire in 1991. During these years living standards slowly improved as various attempts were made to reform Communist rule. Although material prosperity rose under Khrushchev and Brezhnev, however, the Communist system itself began to erode. The official ideology grew less and less relevant to people's everyday concerns; the Party lost its moral authority. The early 1980s saw a growing black market economy, incompetent management, and agricultural waste. When control passed to pragmatic, younger leaders like Gorbachev, their attempts to reinvigorate the economy by appealing to the intelligentsia opened a Pandora's box of conflicting opinions. The Party surrendered its monopoly of power, central institutions crumbled, and the centrifugal forces emanating from national minorities culminated in the empire's downfall.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-457) and index.".
- catalog description "Since 1988 the mantle of Soviet secrecy has slowly been lifted, allowing historians access to some of the country's vast archival resources. Last of the Empires explores the central currents of political, cultural, social, and economic development running through forty-six crucial years of Soviet rule, and enables us to gain a greater understanding of one of the most tragic experiences in human history.".
- catalog description "The dark ages -- Stalin's last years -- Hope frustrated -- A reformer in the Kremlin -- Civilizing Soviet government -- Reorienting the economy -- Priority for the village -- The rebirth of conscience -- The National Mosaic -- Civil society resurgent -- For faith and freedom -- The Lubianka and the Kremlin -- The party in disarray -- An economy in trouble -- Agrarian and environmental dilemmas -- Social breakdown, cultural renovation -- The Russian national movement -- The restless empire -- The empire cracks up -- Revolution from above -- Revolution from below -- Nemesis.".
- catalog extent "viii, 477 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Last of the empires.".
- catalog identifier "0192192558".
- catalog identifier "0192892371 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Last of the empires.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Last of the empires.".
- catalog spatial "Soviet Union History 1953-1985.".
- catalog spatial "Soviet Union History 1985-1991.".
- catalog spatial "Soviet Union History.".
- catalog subject "947.084 20".
- catalog subject "DK267 .K38 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "The dark ages -- Stalin's last years -- Hope frustrated -- A reformer in the Kremlin -- Civilizing Soviet government -- Reorienting the economy -- Priority for the village -- The rebirth of conscience -- The National Mosaic -- Civil society resurgent -- For faith and freedom -- The Lubianka and the Kremlin -- The party in disarray -- An economy in trouble -- Agrarian and environmental dilemmas -- Social breakdown, cultural renovation -- The Russian national movement -- The restless empire -- The empire cracks up -- Revolution from above -- Revolution from below -- Nemesis.".
- catalog title "Last of the empires : a history of the Soviet Union, 1945-1991 / John L.H. Keep.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".