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The KGB Campaign against Corruption in Moscow, 19821987 (Pitt Russian East European)
Luc Duhamel
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Paperback. Examines the KGB at the pinnacle of its power during the anti-corruption campaigns of 1982-1987, when it sought to break the Communist Party's stranglehold on Moscow's two largest trade organizations, which were built on a foundation of bribery and favoritism. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JFFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
The 1980s brought a whirlwind of change to Communist Party politics and the Soviet Republic. By mid-decade, Gorbachev\u2019s policies of perestroika and glasnost had opened the door to democratic reform. Later, mounting public unrest over the failed economy and calls for independence among many republics ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Often overlooked in these events, yet monumental to breaking the Communist Party\u2019s institutional stranglehold, were the KGB anti-corruption campaigns of 1982–1987.
In this original study, Luc Duhamel examines the KGB at its pinnacle of power. The appointment of former KGB director Yuri Andropov as ... Read more
The 1980s brought a whirlwind of change to Communist Party politics and the Soviet Republic. By mid-decade, Gorbachev\u2019s policies of perestroika and glasnost had opened the door to democratic reform. Later, mounting public unrest over the failed economy and calls for independence among many republics ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Often overlooked in these events, yet monumental to breaking the Communist Party\u2019s institutional stranglehold, were the KGB anti-corruption campaigns of 1982–1987.
In this original study, Luc Duhamel examines the KGB at its pinnacle of power. The appointment of former KGB director Yuri Andropov as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
Series
Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822961086
SKU
V9780822961086
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About Luc Duhamel
Luc Duhamel is associate professor of political science at the University of Montreal.
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