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Khrushchev's putsch : reversing the socialist program and wrecking the Soviet Union
- Title
- Khrushchev's putsch : reversing the socialist program and wrecking the Soviet Union / Gerhard Schnehen.
- Author
- Schnehen, Gerhard, 1949-
- Publication
- New York : Algora Publishing, [2020]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 21-3107 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- ix, 134 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "In a compact book built on quotes on primary sources, Schnehen shows that Khrushchev essentially pulled off a coup, eliminating Stalin and then Beria. This opened the future to a radical shift away from the policies that had enabled the Soviet Union to make the hair-raising jump into the modern industrialized world and pulled it through the devastating war. Khrushchev reversed major achievements and brought havoc to the Soviet economy and society"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Sources.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- The arrest (or murder?) of Beria, June, 26, 1953 by the Soviet military -- The Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, July 2-7, 1953 -- The secret trial against Beria, Merkulov, Dekanozov and others, Dec. 18-23, 1953 -- Other political trials, 1954-1956 -- The liquidation of the "Anti-Party Group" by Khrushchev and Zhukov, June 1957 -- Working hypothesis for further analysis -- The main charges against Beria and their refutation -- Beria's reform initiatives during his interregnum -- Khrushchev's capitalist reforms and their outcome -- Verification of the working hypothesis.
- Call Number
- JFD 21-3107
- ISBN
- 9781628944280
- 1628944285
- 9781628944297
- 1628944293
- LCCN
- 2020040078
- 40030730256
- OCLC
- 1193557900
- Author
- Schnehen, Gerhard, 1949- author.
- Title
- Khrushchev's putsch : reversing the socialist program and wrecking the Soviet Union / Gerhard Schnehen.
- Publisher
- New York : Algora Publishing, [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Chronological Term
- 1925-1985
- Other Form:
- Online version: Schnehen, Gerhard, Khrushchev's putsch New York : Algora Publishing, [2020] 9781628944303 (DLC) 2020040079
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40030730256
- Research Call Number
- JFD 21-3107