Nomenklatura: The Soviet Ruling Class by Voslensky, Michael

ISBN: 0385176570

Author: Voslensky, Michael

Condition: new

A Soviet historian who defected to the West when he was harassed by his Soviet superiors during a research sabbatical in Austria analyzes the structure of the Soviet ruling elite, the "Nomenklatura," in a volume updated to include a chapter on Brezhnev'sdeath and Andropov's succession