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From Brezhnev to Gorbachev - Infighting in the Kremlin (Hardcover)
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From Brezhnev to Gorbachev - Infighting in the Kremlin (Hardcover)
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From 1982 to 1985, the period on which this book focuses, the
Soviet Union was governed by a succession of ailing old
men-Brezhnev, Andropov, and Chernenko-who, supported by an equally
elderly Politburo, were often physically incapable of controlling
and directing the bureaucratic state machine and party
organization. This unprecedented situation precipitated a secret
and bitter power struggle within the top Soviet leadership between
two main factions: the Chernenko apparatchiks, who had risen to
power under Brezhnev and owed their positions to him; and the
supporters of Andropov, including the younger, more dynamic, and
power-hungry members of the party elite, who had been advocating
fairly bold reforms to deal with the grave social and economic
problems facing the USSR. Dr. Hazan provides a detailed analysis of
this hidden power struggle as he examines the final years of
Brezhnev's reign and the brief ascendancies of Andropov and
Chernenko. These rapid changes led to the demise of the old guard
in the Politburo and the emergence of a new breed of leader in
Mikhail Gorbachev, culminating in the final consolidation of his
power at the 27th CPSU Congress. Drawing on an extensive range of
primary sources and using vivid examples of how the factions
exploited the gigantic propaganda machine of the Soviet mass media,
the author looks behind the Kremlin's walls to explore the essence
of Soviet politics. The book describes the power base of each of
the recent Soviet leaders and analyzes the steps they took to
consolidate their positions and tighten controls over the
bureaucracy and the military.
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