A Soviet postmortem : philosophical roots of the "Grand Failure"
In the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse, it has become apparent that Sovietology failed, with a few praiseworthy exceptions, to understand the nature and fragility of the Soviet system. A Soviet Postmortem sets the Soviet experiment in a more realistic perspective.
xv, 166 pages ; c24 cm
9780847679270, 9780847679287, 0847679276, 0847679284
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Foreword / Wilson Carey McWilliams
pt. 1. A Reappraisal of the Totalitarian Model: The Vertical Concepts. 1. Western Sovietology in Crisis
pt. 2. A Reappraisal of the Totalitarian Model: The Horizontal Concepts. 2. The Unity of Theory and Practice in Historical Perspective. 3. The Corruption of Democratic Principles. 4. Controlling Individual Development and Behavior. 5. Soviet Philosophy. 6. The Profile of an Empire: The World Socialist System. 7. Conclusion: The Disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Journey into the Unknown