TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shlapentokh,Vladimir
AU  - Shlapentokh,Vladimir
TI  - A normal totalitarian society: how the Soviet Union functioned and how it collapsed 
SN  - 1563244713 (alk. paper)
AV  - HX 311.5 S558n 2001
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Armonk, N.Y.
PB  - M.E. Sharpe
KW  - Communism
KW  - Soviet Union
KW  - Totalitarianism
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Theoretical concepts -- Two components of Soviet ideology: socialism and Russian nationalism -- Adjusting the revolutionary ideology to totalitarian goals -- World revolution as a geopolitical instrument -- Open and closed ideologies -- Policy toward key social groups: workers and creative intelligentsia -- The political system: the supreme leader as the major institution -- An effective political machine -- The economy: organic flaws and achievements -- Public opinion: acceptance of the regime -- The regime and the empire: a complex relationship -- Reforms: alternatives in history -- Reforming the system, destroying its fundamentals -- Consequences
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ER  -