The Soviet Communist Party in Disarray The XXVIII Congress of the Co
This book presents an in-depth analysis of the proceedings of the XXVIII Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It explores the struggle for power between radicals, reformers and conservatives, focusing on the debate on political reform, the
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THE SOVIET COMMUNIST PARTY IN DISARRAY
The Soviet Communist Party in Disarray The XXVIII Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Edited by
E. A. Rees Lecturer in Soviet History Centre for Russian and East European Studies University of Birmingham
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St. Martin's Press
Selection, editorial matter and Introduction ©E. A. Rees 1992 Chapters I, 2, 3. 4 and 7 © The Macmillan Press Ltd 1992 Chapter 5 © R. W. Davies 1992 Chapter 6 © Jonathan Haslam 1992 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1992 978-1-349-39045-8 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London WIP9HE. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published in Great Britain 1992 by THE MACMILLAN PRESS LTO Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 2XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world This book is published in Macmillan's Studies in Sol'iet History and Society series in association with the Centre for Russian and European Studies, University of Birmingham. General Editors: R. W. Davies and E. A. Rees A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-349-39045-8 DOI 10.1057/9780230389205
ISBN 978-0-230-38920-5 (eBook)
First published in the United States of America 1992 by Scholarly and Reference Division, ST. MARTIN'S PRESS. INC., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 978-0-312-{)8543-5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Soviet Communist party in disarray : the XXVIII Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union I edited by E. A. Rees. p. em. Originally published: Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan, 1992. Includes bibliographical references and index. I. Kommunisticheskaia partiia Sovetskogo Soiuza-History. 2. Soviet Union-Politics and govemment-1985-1991. I. Rees, E.
A. JN6598.K7S6375 1992 324.247'075-dc20
92-14224 CIP
Contents Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors
vi vii
Introduction
1
1
Background to the XXVIII Congress Stephen White
6
2
The Politics of the XXVIII Congress Stephen White
29
3
Economic Policy E. A. Rees
61
4
Nationalities Policy E. A. Rees
90
5
History and Perestroika R. W. Davies
119
6
Foreign Policy Jonathan Haslam
148
7
Party Relations with the Military and the KGB E. A. Rees
157
Appendix
185
Notes
191
Index
218
Acknowledgements The writing and preparation of this book for publication has necessarily been compressed into a short period of time, with the objective of producing a work that remains topical and relevant to the study of the current political situation in the Soviet Union. It seeks
