Communism and its CollapseRanging from the Russian revolution of 1917 to the collapse of Eastern Europe in the 1980s this study examines Communist rule. By focusing primarily on the USSR and Eastern Europe Stephen White covers the major topics and issues affecting these countries, including: Any student or scholar of European history will find this an essential addition to their reading list. |
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... established Communist coup in Czechoslovakia Start of Stalin - Tito dispute Yugoslavia expelled from Cominform ; Berlin Blockade starts Titoist purges across Eastern Europe Comecon established NATO established Chinese People's Republic ...
... established Communist coup in Czechoslovakia Start of Stalin - Tito dispute Yugoslavia expelled from Cominform ; Berlin Blockade starts Titoist purges across Eastern Europe Comecon established NATO established Chinese People's Republic ...
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... established ; Soviet withdrawal from Austria Khrushchev - Tito declaration of reconciliation Khrushchev denounces Stalin in ' secret speech ' at 20th Congress of Communist Party of Soviet Union Cominform disbanded ' Polish October ...
... established ; Soviet withdrawal from Austria Khrushchev - Tito declaration of reconciliation Khrushchev denounces Stalin in ' secret speech ' at 20th Congress of Communist Party of Soviet Union Cominform disbanded ' Polish October ...
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... established in the USSR on the basis of his teachings . And for more than seventy years , latterly in association with a group of states in Eastern Europe and Asia , it was governed on the basis of Marx's belief that human labour was ...
... established in the USSR on the basis of his teachings . And for more than seventy years , latterly in association with a group of states in Eastern Europe and Asia , it was governed on the basis of Marx's belief that human labour was ...
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... established Area ( thousand sq . km ) Population ( million , 1987 ) Level of development Socialist Republics 1917 22,402 283 Mongolian People's Republic 1924 1,565 2 Albanian People's Republic 1944 29 3 Socialist Federal Republic ...
... established Area ( thousand sq . km ) Population ( million , 1987 ) Level of development Socialist Republics 1917 22,402 283 Mongolian People's Republic 1924 1,565 2 Albanian People's Republic 1944 29 3 Socialist Federal Republic ...
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... established , a society in which labour for the good of society will become the prime vital requirement of everyone , a clearly recognised necessity , and the ability of each person will be employed to the greatest benefit of the people ...
... established , a society in which labour for the good of society will become the prime vital requirement of everyone , a clearly recognised necessity , and the ability of each person will be employed to the greatest benefit of the people ...
Contents
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The establishment of communist rule | 11 |
National communism in Eastern Europe | 21 |
The limits of reform | 30 |
A system in decline | 41 |
Transition from below | 52 |
Transition from above | 61 |
Explaining communist collapse | 71 |
Further reading 888888 | 82 |
Index | 88 |
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