Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 320 pages)
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ISBN:
9780511895579
Series Statement:
Cambridge Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet studies 26
Content:
When Lenin and his fellow Bolsheviks seized power in 1917 they sought to scrap the existing structures of government and substitute new ones based on Marxist principles. This book attempts a detailed account of their efforts to create a socialist 'cabinet' (Sovnarkom), to elaborate effective machinery and methods of operation, and to use it to govern the country. It examines what kind of people were appointed to Sovnarkom and who chose them. It shows how elements of the pre-revolutionary system of government were taken over along with former ministerial officials. Sovnarkom was headed by Lenin and this helped to ensure its early pre-dominance. Nonetheless it was gradually overshadowed by the Party Central Committee and Politburo, and the book seeks to explain why this happened and why Lenin's efforts to reverse the process failed. The book throws important light on the origins of the Soviet system of government
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521222815
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521067560
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780521222815
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511895579
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