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Based on new archival evidence and other heretofore unutilized or underutilized sources, this collection of essays examines the power structures, communication channels and mechanisms of decision-making within the Soviet political system. The book deals with both domestic and foreign policy problems. Special attention is focused on the era of Stalinism. The list of contributors includes some of the leading specialists within the field of Russian studies and the study of International Communism from Russia, the United States, Australia, Switzerland and Denmark.
Contents
Foreword Editor's Note Notes on the Contributors PART ISTRUCTURE AND FUNCTION The Soviet Mechanism of Power and the Fall of the Soviet Union; G.Gill The Strength and Weaknesses of Stalin's Power; I.V.Pavlova The Importance of the Secret Apparatus of the Communist Party During the Stalin Era; N.E.Rosenfeldt The Moscow Headquarters of the Comintern: Departments, Leading Organs, Soviet Influence and Decision Making; P.Huber The Soviet Intelligence Services and the Government: Information and Military-Political Decisions from the 1920s to the Early 1950s; V.V.Poznyakov The Transformation of the Policy of Extraordinary Measures into a Permanent System of Government; G.A.Bordiougov PART II: FOREIGN POLICY - ASPECTS OF DECISION-MAKING AND COMMUNICATION The Making of Propaganda Concerning USSR Foreign Policy 1939-1941; V.A.Nevezhin The USSR's Decision to Begin the 'Winter War' 1939-1940; V.N.Baryshnikov Room for Discussion - The Correspondence of Narkomindel and the Soviet Embassy in Denmark; R.Haue Soviet Remote Control: The Island of Bornholm as a Relay Station in Soviet-Danish Relations 1945-1971; B.Jensen Making Foreign Policy Under Stalin: The Case of Korea; K.Weathersby The Soviet Union and the Origins of the Warsaw Pact in 1955; V.Mastny Index
