Communism and It's Collapse

A survey of communism from the Russian revolution of 1917 to the collapse of the late 1980s. Focusing particularly on the USSR and Eastern Europe this book examines the development of communist rule in historical and analytical terms.

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The revolutions that swept in communism in 1917 and swept it back out again in 1989 were turning points of the 20th century. White's (politics, U. of Glasgow) brief survey of the course of communism focuses on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, examining the development of communist rule in both historical and analytical terms. The study discusses topics such as communism as a doctrine; the challenges to Soviet authority that came from Yugoslavia and Hungary; how communism worked in Poland and Czechoslovakia; the complex processes that brought an end to communist rule in the 1980s; and rival interpretations of the mechanisms of change. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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