Political will and personal belief

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"Paul Hollander focuses on the human aspects of the failure of Soviet communism. He examines how members of the Soviet political elite, leaders in communist Czechoslovakia and Hungary, high-ranking officials in agencies of control and coercion, and distinguished defectors and exiles experienced the erosion of ideals that undermined the political system they had once believed in."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Communist leadership,  Defectors,  Communism,  History,  Politics and government,  Communist leadership -- Soviet Union,  Communism -- Soviet Union -- History,  Communist leadership -- Europe, Eastern,  Communism -- Europe, Eastern -- History,  Defectors -- Soviet Union,  Defectors -- Europe, Eastern,  Soviet Union -- Politics and government,  Soviet union, politics and government, 1945-1991,  Communism, soviet union,  Leadership communiste,  Communisme,  Histoire,  Transfuges,  Politique et gouvernement,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  General,  Political Ideologies,  Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism,  Politieke elites,  Politieke attituden,  Politieke moraal,  Politieke hervormingen,  Dirigeants politiques,  Regions & Countries - Europe,  History & Archaeology,  Russia & Former Soviet Republics

Places: Soviet Union,  Eastern Europe