A Soviet historian who defected to the West when he was harassed by his Soviet superiors during a research sabbatical in Austria analyzes the structure of the Soviet ruling elite, the "Nomenklatura," in a volume updated to include a chapter on Brezhnev'sdeath and Andropov's succession
Jean Elleinstein Books
Geschichte des "Stalinismus"
- 234 pages
- 9 hours of reading