After Brezhnev Sources of Soviet Conduct in the 1980s

• Other Authors: Byrnes, Robert (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Indiana University Press 1983
• Subjects: History of other lands; History of specific lands
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

With the death of Leonid Brezhnev in November 1982, the Soviet Union faces a critical period. What policies are its new leaders likely to follow? What are the principal strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union and how might they afect the uture conduct of Soviet leaders at home and abroad? A dis...