Ideology And Policy: The Political Uses Of Doctrine In The Soviet Union (Westview Special Studies on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe)

Representing a milestone of further accomplishment in scholarly investigation of the dialectics fo ideological evolution in the USSR, this book will be a treasure for all who are interested in the development of Soviet ideology and should merit the attention of all specialists in Soviet studies. It is uniquely valuable because it is the first extensive effort to show not only the content of the ideological innovations of a particular period but also the political sources and policy implications of debates over ideological themes.