This book considers the historical role of the communist movement
in its global context. It covers both the ruling and non-ruling
communist parties, from Europe to Asia and Latin America. It
provides an overview of political developments during the period
since 1945, and examines the ideology and culture of the movement.
The book opens with an assessment of the immediate aftermath of the
Second World War. This was a time characterized by the spread of
Soviet influence in Europe, communist-inspired colonial revolt, the
Cold War and the use by Stalin of terror as an instrument of rule.
The author then considers such issues as the process of
destalinization after 1953, the hopes raised by Soviet
technological breakthroughs, the pressures from the West in a
bipolar world, and the schism in the communist world following the
dispute between Soviet and Chinese leaderships.
The second part of the book examines the successes and failures of
the various communist regimes and their impact on the non-ruling
communist parties. It also considers the spread of communist
influence in the developing world. The book charts the breakdown in
the Soviet bloc from the 1980s and, finally, it assesses the extent
to which the collapse of communism by the 1990s was inevitable.
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