Moscow and the Non-Russian Republics in the Soviet Union

Moscow and the Non-Russian Republics in the Soviet Union
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 352
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781000516210
ISBN-13 : 1000516210
Rating : 4/5 (210 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Moscow and the Non-Russian Republics in the Soviet Union by : Li Bennich-Björkman

Download or read book Moscow and the Non-Russian Republics in the Soviet Union written by Li Bennich-Björkman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines what came to determine the local power and character of the Communist party-state at the level of the national non-Russian republics. It discusses how, although the Soviet Union looked centralised and monolithic to outsiders, local party-states formed their own fiefdoms and had very considerable influence over many policies areas within their republics. It argues that local party-states were shaped by two decisive relationships - to the central Communist party in Moscow and to local constituencies, especially to the local intelligentsia and the creative professions who constituted the local party-states’ biggest potential adversaries. It shows how local party-states negotiated stability and their own survival, and contends that the effects of "Sovietisation" continue to be felt in the independent states which succeeded the republics, particularly in the field of the relationship with Moscow, which remains of immense importance to these countries.


Moscow and the Non-Russian Republics in the Soviet Union Related Books