Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-254) and index.
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Political elites in the late USSR. Soviet society: institutional polyarchy ; The CPSU ruling elite, 1966-1991 ; The Central Committee Apparat, 1981-1991 ; The government bureaucracy ; The Supreme Soviet of the USSR: from fusion to fission ; The political elite under Gorbachev: cohesion and division -- The post-Soviet governing elites. The ascendant elite: Yeltsin and the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation, 1990-1993 ; Mutation: the political elite, 1991-1995, reproduction or circulation? ; Transition under Yeltsin: elite values ; Conclusions.
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"In The Transition from Communism to Capitalism, David Lane and Cameron Ross define and detail the political elites under state socialism, showing how, under Gorbachev, the elites were profoundly fragmented. They further reveal how, with the maturation of state socialism, new class interests arose that were cultivated by, and in turn influenced, the Gorbachev leadership. Lane and Ross contend that these class interests are strongly represented in today's political "settlement" in Russia. They consider various interpretations of the events that have led to Russia's current condition, including the idea that "executive" capital is more important than political capital and has been reproduced in the transition from communism."--Jacket.
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Elite (Social sciences)-- Russia (Federation)
Elite (Social sciences)-- Soviet Union.
Political leadership-- Russia (Federation)
Political leadership-- Soviet Union.
Élite (Sciences sociales)-- Russie.
Élite (Sciences sociales)-- URSS.
Leadership politique-- Russie.
Leadership politique-- URSS.
Economic history.
Elite (Social sciences)
Political leadership.
Politics and government.
Politische Elite
Social conditions.
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Russia (Federation), Economic conditions, 1991-
Russia (Federation), Politics and government, 1991-