The Demise of Marxism-Leninism in Russia

The late ALEXANDER DALLIN GAIL W. LAPIDUS Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for International Studies and Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Califormia, Berkeley, USA The late ALEC NOVE T. H. RIGBY Professor Emeritus and Visiting Fellow, Research School of Social Science, Australian National University, Australia IGOR V. TIMOFEYEV Associate Legal Officer

In The Demise of Marxism-Leninism in Russia , distinguished specialists chart the rise of new thinking on the Soviet system and the decline and fall of Marxism-Leninism in the late Soviet period.In The Demise of Marxism-Leninism in Russia , distinguished specialists chart the rise of new thinking on the Soviet system and the decline and fall of Marxism-Leninism in the late Soviet period. They also discuss the failure of Marxism-Leninism to make a comeback in post-Soviet Russia. This book makes a significant contribution to understanding the independent importance of ideas in politics and provides clear analyses of the rise of liberal and social democratic thought about the political system, the economy, international Communism, nationalism and federalism.