The Soviet High Command, 1967-1989 : Personalities and Politics.
The recent transformations in the USSR are nowhere more evident than in the Soviet military. Top-level military officers have been relieved of their positions, Gorbachev has warned of lean times for the military, the symbolic role of the armed forces has been downgraded, and the concept of "&qu...
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| Médium: | Licensed eBooks |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2014.
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| Edice: | Princeton legacy library.
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| On-line přístup: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=791163 |
| Shrnutí: | The recent transformations in the USSR are nowhere more evident than in the Soviet military. Top-level military officers have been relieved of their positions, Gorbachev has warned of lean times for the military, the symbolic role of the armed forces has been downgraded, and the concept of ""military sufficiency"" points to major modifications in Soviet force structure. Contrary to some who see Gorbachev as a Sir Galahad out to slay the evil military high command, Dale Herspring concludes that the relationship between the highest Soviet political and military leaders is at the moment more s |
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| Fyzický popis: | 1 online resource (341 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781400861019 1400861012 0691633428 9780691633428 |