The Soviet Elite from Lenin to Gorbachev

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"Although the product of a self-proclaimed proletarian revolution, Soviet Russia was always dominated by an elite. Basing itself upon nearly two thousand people who served on the Communist Party's Central Committee from 1917 to 1991, this is the first book to study the elite that ruled the world's largest country throughout the entire period of Soviet rule. It is also the first to make full use of the rich sources available since the collapse of Communism. The authors profile the elite as a whole and look more closely at fifteen individual members, identifying four elite generations. The book examines the evolving connection between Central Committee membership and administrative functions; the changing power and privileges of the elite and its relationship with the population; the Communist party and the top leaders; and the surprising extent to which the elite managed to maintain its position into the early years of post-communist Russia."--Jacket.

subjects: Politics and government,  Rossiĭskai︠a︡ sot︠s︡ial-demokraticheskai︠a︡ rabochai︠a︡ partii︠a︡,  Government executives,  Rossiĭskai︠a︡ sot︠s︡ial-demokraticheskai︠a︡ rabochai︠a︡ partii︠a︡. T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ komitet,  T︠S︡K KPSS,  T︠S︡K RKP(b),  Rossiĭskai︠a︡ sot︠s︡ial-demokraticheskai︠a︡ rabochai︠a︡ partii︠a︡ (bolʹshevikov),  Elite (Social sciences),  Rossiĭskai︠a︡ sot︠s︡ial-demokraticheskai︠a︡ rabochai︠a︡ partii︠a︡ (bolʹshevikov). T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ komitet,  T︠S︡K VKP(b),  Soviet union, politics and government,  Rossiĭskai͡a sot͡sial-demokraticheskai͡a rabochai͡a partii͡a (bolʹshevikov). T͡Sentralʹnyĭ komitet

Places: Soviet Union