Table of Contents

1. The administrative party system; 2. The personnel solution; 3. The move to institutional reform; 4. The programme for change; 5. Reform out of control; 6. The lead-up to the congress; 7. The party imploding; 8. The end.

Promotional Information

This 1994 book traces the disintegration of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to December 1991.

Reviews

' … Gill's analysis of the party's fate as an institution is rich in detail and insight, and merits the attention of anyone interested in the end of the Soviet System.' International Affairs