Power In The Kremlin: From Khrushchev's Decline To Collective Leadership
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
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A landmark work of Cold War political analysis, Power in the Kremlin: From Khrushchev's Decline to Collective Leadership chronicles the dramatic internal power struggles within the Soviet Union's highest echelons during the early 1960s. Drawing on his experience as a Moscow correspondent for Le Monde, Michel Tatu presents a meticulously researched account of how Nikita Khrushchev's authority eroded and ultimately collapsed, culminating in his ouster in October 1964. With the precision of an investigative journalist and the rigor of a political scientist, Tatu uncovers the factional maneuvering, ideological disputes, and personal rivalries that shaped Soviet policy during one of the most turbulent periods of the Cold War. The work argues that the transition to collective leadership under Brezhnev and Kosygin was not a smooth institutional handover but rather the product of years of calculated political attrition. Authoritative, densely detailed, and compellingly written, it remains an essential text for anyone seeking to understand the opaque machinery of Soviet power.
Author: Michel Tatu
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Collins
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of Cold War political analysis, Power in the Kremlin: From Khrushchev's Decline to Collective Leadership chronicles the dramatic internal power struggles within the Soviet Union's highest echelons during the early 1960s. Drawing on his experience as a Moscow correspondent for Le Monde, Michel Tatu presents a meticulously researched account of how Nikita Khrushchev's authority eroded and ultimately collapsed, culminating in his ouster in October 1964. With the precision of an investigative journalist and the rigor of a political scientist, Tatu uncovers the factional maneuvering, ideological disputes, and personal rivalries that shaped Soviet policy during one of the most turbulent periods of the Cold War. The work argues that the transition to collective leadership under Brezhnev and Kosygin was not a smooth institutional handover but rather the product of years of calculated political attrition. Authoritative, densely detailed, and compellingly written, it remains an essential text for anyone seeking to understand the opaque machinery of Soviet power.