{"product_id":"the-collapse-of-the-soviet-union-19851991-seminar-studies-in-history-9780582505995","title":"The Collapse of the Soviet Union 19851991 Seminar","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did the Soviet Union collapse in 1991?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collapse of the Soviet Union has widely been seen as the result of the arms race and Cold War, and the failure of the Soviet side to keep pace with new technology. This book argues that the disintegration was mainly a result of two interrelated factors: the rise of the Soviet national republics, and the manipulation of the new Russian presidency by Boris Yeltsin in what became a direct power struggle between Yeltsin and the Soviet leader, Gorbachev.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear and accessible manner, the book provides:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ean explanation of how the national question came to dominate Soviet politics by 1990-1 \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eanalysis of the economic crisis that occurred in the late 1980s \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea chapter devoted to the year 1991, from the referendum to reform the Soviet Union to the unforeseen dissolution of the country by December \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea discussion of the personalities of and political confrontation between the two key statesman: Gorbachev and Yeltsin \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso containing a Chronology, Glossary and Who's Who of key figures, \u003cem\u003eThe Collapse of the Soviet Union\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for students of twentieth century European history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION \u003cbr\u003ePART ONE: BACKGROUND\u003cbr\u003e1. GORBACHEV COMES TO POWER\u003cbr\u003ePolitical Overview \u003cbr\u003eGlasnost \u003cbr\u003eSocial, Environmental, and Nuclear Power Issues \u003cbr\u003ePART TWO: THE YEARS OF PERESTROIKA\u003cbr\u003e2. THE ECONOMY AND FOREIGN POLICY\u003cbr\u003eThe Economy, 1985-90\u003cbr\u003eAcceleration and Anti-Alcohol Campaigns\u003cbr\u003eCoal Miners’ Strike\u003cbr\u003eEconomic Reform Programmes\u003cbr\u003eStagnation\u003cbr\u003eThe Pavlov Programme \u003cbr\u003eForeign Policy\u003cbr\u003eIdeology and Propaganda \u003cbr\u003eArms Control\u003cbr\u003eArchitects of Soviet Foreign Policy\u003cbr\u003eEastern Europe\u003cbr\u003eEnding the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e 3. THE NATIONAL QUESTION \u003cbr\u003eThe Submerged Dilemma \u003cbr\u003eNagorno-Katabakh \u003cbr\u003eThe Baltic States \u003cbr\u003eGeorgia, Ukraine, and Belarus \u003cbr\u003eThe Plenum on National Policy, September 1989 \u003cbr\u003e4. DOMESTIC POLITICS, 1989-MID-AUGUST 1991 \u003cbr\u003eThe Congress of People’s Deputies and New Presidency \u003cbr\u003eThe 28th Party Congress and Aftermath \u003cbr\u003eThe Referendum of 17 March 1991 \u003cbr\u003eToward a New Union Treaty \u003cbr\u003e5. THE PUTSCH AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE USSR \u003cbr\u003eThe Putsch, 18-21 August 1991 \u003cbr\u003eAdministrative Changes \u003cbr\u003eThe Failure of the Union Treaty \u003cbr\u003eYeltsin Consolidates His Power \u003cbr\u003eThe Belavezha Agreement \u003cbr\u003ePART THREE: ASSESSMENT\u003cbr\u003e6. WHY DID THE SOVIET UNION COLLAPSE? \u003cbr\u003ePART FOUR: DOCUMENTS\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eWho’s Who\u003cbr\u003eGuide to Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018331914583,"sku":"9780582505995","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-collapse-of-the-soviet-union-19851991-seminar-studies-in-history-9780582505995","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}