The Current Crisis in the Former Soviet Union and the Perspectives of Its Resolution
Abstract
Gives a brief account of what has happened, what is happening and what is going to happen in the country formerly called the Soviet Union. Analyses the socio‐economic nature of the Soviet system and its evolution prior to Gorbachev′s reforms. Presents the causes for the emergence of perestroika and for the collapse of the system and the State. Discusses the reasons for the arrival of Yeltsin and his policies to the political scene. Examines the core of the current crisis and the means to resolve it. Speculates on the country′s distant future.
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Citation
Raiklin, E. (1994), "The Current Crisis in the Former Soviet Union and the Perspectives of Its Resolution", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 21 No. 2/3/4, pp. 103-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/03068299410052902
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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