How the Soviet Union is Governed, Volume 10This is a new and thorough revision of a recognized classic whose first edition was hailed as the most authoritative account in English of the governing of the Soviet Union. Now, with historical material rearranged in chronological order, and with seven new chapters covering most of the last fifteen years, this edition brings the Soviet Union fully into the light of modern history and political science. The purposes of Fainsod's earlier editions were threefold: to explain the techniques used by the Bolsheviks and Stalin to gain control of the Russian political system; to describe the methods they employed to maintain command; and to speculate upon the likelihood oftheir continued control in the future. This new edition increases very substantially the attention paid to another aspect of the political process--how policy is formed, how the Soviet Union is governed. Whenever possible, Mr. Hough attempts to analyze the alignments and interrelationships between Soviet policy institutions. Moreover, he constantly moves beyond a description of these institutions to probe the way they work. Two chapters are devoted to the questions of individual political participation. Other chapters examine the internal organization of institutions and explore the ways in which the backgrounds of their officials influence their policy positions and alliances. The picture that emerges is an unprecedented account of the distribution of power in the Soviet Union. |
Contents
The Origins of Bolshevism | 3 |
The Road to Power | 38 |
The Establishment of the Soviet Regime | 74 |
The Choices and Struggles of the 1920s | 110 |
Members of the Politburo April 1922 | 123 |
The Years of Transformation and Petrification | 147 |
Grain marketings and exports 19281940 | 154 |
Members of the Politburo February 1934 | 157 |
Occupational background of youthful participants in rural politicalsocial activities | 308 |
Percent of rural youth in politicalsocial activities by occupational group | 309 |
The Individual and the Party | 320 |
Party representation among various population groups January 1927 | 325 |
Occupation of recruits to candidate membership 19241933 | 326 |
Population in 2430 age group and party admission 19461975 by sex | 332 |
Attrition among party members 19621975 by social composition | 337 |
Party representation among age groups 1977 | 339 |
19341939 deaths among Soviet citizens born in 1906 | 176 |
The Revitalization of the System | 192 |
Members of the Presidium March 1953 | 197 |
Members of the Presidium December 1957 | 220 |
Members of the Presidium December 1962 | 230 |
The Return to Normalcy | 237 |
Members of the Politburo March 1966 | 239 |
Members of the Politburo January 1978 | 270 |
The Policy Process | 275 |
The Individual and the Policy Process | 277 |
Size of edition of Soviet books discussing American political system 19651979 | 296 |
Political participation in the USSR 19541976 | 306 |