Stalinism and the Soviet Political System -- The Mature Stalinist System -- Stalin and the Soviet Political Elite -- Stalinism and the Evolution of the Soviet Polity -- Succession and Turnover of Soviet Elites -- The Approaching Succession: The Top Leader -- The Approaching Succession: Leadership and Elite Turnover -- The Approaching Succession: Generational Change -- The Nature and Extent of Soviet Political Stability -- Stability: Analytical Considerations -- Soviet Stability and Its Sources -- Soviet Political Stability and the Question of Legitimacy -- Soviet Stability and the National Problem -- Soviet Perceptions of International Affairs and Trends in Soviet Foreign Policy -- The Centrality of U.S.-Soviet Relations -- The Arms Race and the Correlation of Forces -- The Role of the Military Factor in International Relations -- The Third World and the Translation of Power into Influence -- Prospects for the 1980s -- The Politics of Stringency
Analysis
Soviet Union Politics, 1953-1980
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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