The Resource Political will and personal belief : the decline and fall of Soviet communism, Paul Hollander
Political will and personal belief : the decline and fall of Soviet communism, Paul Hollander
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The item Political will and personal belief : the decline and fall of Soviet communism, Paul Hollander represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- "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."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 356 pages)
- Contents
-
- The human factor in the failure of communism
- Defectors and exiles: disillusionment before the fall
- Soviet leaders: the reformers
- The ambivalence of high-level functionaries
- The political transformation of East European leaders
- Leading specialists in "state security" (political police)
- Conclusions: the unity of theory and practice
- Appendix: the interviews
- Isbn
- 9780300144208
- Label
- Political will and personal belief : the decline and fall of Soviet communism
- Title
- Political will and personal belief
- Title remainder
- the decline and fall of Soviet communism
- Statement of responsibility
- Paul Hollander
- Subject
-
- Communism -- Europe, Eastern -- History
- Communism -- Soviet Union -- History
- Communisme
- Communisme -- Europe de l'Est
- Communisme -- Europe de l'Est -- Histoire
- Communisme -- URSS -- Histoire
- Communisme -- URSS -- Histoire
- Communist leadership
- Communist leadership -- Europe, Eastern
- Communist leadership -- Soviet Union
- Defectors
- Defectors -- Europe, Eastern
- Defectors -- Soviet Union
- Dirigeants politiques -- Europe de l'Est -- 1970-2000
- Dirigeants politiques -- URSS -- 1970-2000
- Eastern Europe
- Electronic books
- Europe de l'Est -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945-1989
- History
- History & Archaeology
- Leadership communiste -- Europe de l'Est
- Leadership communiste -- Europe de l'est
- Leadership communiste -- URSS
- Leadership communiste -- URSS
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
- Politics and government
- Politieke attituden
- Politieke elites
- Politieke hervormingen
- Politieke moraal
- Regions & Countries - Europe
- Russia & Former Soviet Republics
- Soviet Union
- Soviet Union -- Politics and government
- Sovjet-Unie
- Transfuges -- Europe de l'Est
- Transfuges -- Europe de l'Est
- Transfuges -- URSS
- Communism
- URSS -- Politique et gouvernement
- URSS -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1985-1991
- Transfuges -- URSS
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1932-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hollander, Paul
- Dewey number
- 321.9/2/094/09048
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- DK266
- LC item number
- .H477 2000eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Soviet Union
- Communist leadership
- Communism
- Communist leadership
- Communism
- Defectors
- Defectors
- Leadership communiste
- Communisme
- Leadership communiste
- Communisme
- Transfuges
- Transfuges
- URSS
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Communism
- Communist leadership
- Defectors
- Politics and government
- Eastern Europe
- Soviet Union
- Communisme
- Politieke elites
- Politieke attituden
- Politieke moraal
- Politieke hervormingen
- Sovjet-Unie
- Leadership communiste
- Transfuges
- Communisme
- Leadership communiste
- Transfuges
- Communisme
- Dirigeants politiques
- Dirigeants politiques
- URSS
- Europe de l'Est
- Regions & Countries - Europe
- History & Archaeology
- Russia & Former Soviet Republics
- Label
- Political will and personal belief : the decline and fall of Soviet communism, Paul Hollander
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The human factor in the failure of communism -- Defectors and exiles: disillusionment before the fall -- Soviet leaders: the reformers -- The ambivalence of high-level functionaries -- The political transformation of East European leaders -- Leading specialists in "state security" (political police) -- Conclusions: the unity of theory and practice -- Appendix: the interviews
- Control code
- 47009327
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 356 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300144208
- Lccn
- 99031370
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt300525
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)47009327
- Label
- Political will and personal belief : the decline and fall of Soviet communism, Paul Hollander
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The human factor in the failure of communism -- Defectors and exiles: disillusionment before the fall -- Soviet leaders: the reformers -- The ambivalence of high-level functionaries -- The political transformation of East European leaders -- Leading specialists in "state security" (political police) -- Conclusions: the unity of theory and practice -- Appendix: the interviews
- Control code
- 47009327
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 356 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300144208
- Lccn
- 99031370
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt300525
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)47009327
Subject
- Communism -- Europe, Eastern -- History
- Communism -- Soviet Union -- History
- Communisme
- Communisme -- Europe de l'Est
- Communisme -- Europe de l'Est -- Histoire
- Communisme -- URSS -- Histoire
- Communisme -- URSS -- Histoire
- Communist leadership
- Communist leadership -- Europe, Eastern
- Communist leadership -- Soviet Union
- Defectors
- Defectors -- Europe, Eastern
- Defectors -- Soviet Union
- Dirigeants politiques -- Europe de l'Est -- 1970-2000
- Dirigeants politiques -- URSS -- 1970-2000
- Eastern Europe
- Electronic books
- Europe de l'Est -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945-1989
- History
- History & Archaeology
- Leadership communiste -- Europe de l'Est
- Leadership communiste -- Europe de l'est
- Leadership communiste -- URSS
- Leadership communiste -- URSS
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
- Politics and government
- Politieke attituden
- Politieke elites
- Politieke hervormingen
- Politieke moraal
- Regions & Countries - Europe
- Russia & Former Soviet Republics
- Soviet Union
- Soviet Union -- Politics and government
- Sovjet-Unie
- Transfuges -- Europe de l'Est
- Transfuges -- Europe de l'Est
- Transfuges -- URSS
- Communism
- URSS -- Politique et gouvernement
- URSS -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1985-1991
- Transfuges -- URSS
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