The Soviet Union under Brezhnev /
Tompson, William J.
The Soviet Union under Brezhnev / William J. Tompson - London : Pearson longman, 2003 - 180 p. ; 24 cm - Seminar Studies in history .
The Soviet Union Under Brezhnev provides an accessible post-Soviet perspective on the history of the USSR from the mid-1960's to the mid-1980's. It challenges both the 'evil empire' image of the USSR that was widespread in the early 1980's and the 'stagnation' label attached to the period by Soviet reformers under Gorbachev. The book makes use of a range of memoirs, interviews, archival documents and other sources not available before 1990 to place Brezhnev and his epoch in a broader historical context. The author: examines high politics, foreign policy and policy making explores broader ...
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Brezhnev, Leonid Ilʹich, 1906-1982.
Soviet Union--History--1953-1985.
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1953-1985.
Unión Soviética--Política y gobierno--1953-1985
Unión Soviética--Historia--1953-1985
338 DK 274 / T662s 2003
The Soviet Union under Brezhnev / William J. Tompson - London : Pearson longman, 2003 - 180 p. ; 24 cm - Seminar Studies in history .
The Soviet Union Under Brezhnev provides an accessible post-Soviet perspective on the history of the USSR from the mid-1960's to the mid-1980's. It challenges both the 'evil empire' image of the USSR that was widespread in the early 1980's and the 'stagnation' label attached to the period by Soviet reformers under Gorbachev. The book makes use of a range of memoirs, interviews, archival documents and other sources not available before 1990 to place Brezhnev and his epoch in a broader historical context. The author: examines high politics, foreign policy and policy making explores broader ...
9780582327191 0582327199
Brezhnev, Leonid Ilʹich, 1906-1982.
Soviet Union--History--1953-1985.
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1953-1985.
Unión Soviética--Política y gobierno--1953-1985
Unión Soviética--Historia--1953-1985
338 DK 274 / T662s 2003