The Soviet Elite from Lenin to Gorbachev: The Central Committee and Its Members, 1917-1991

by Evan Mawdsley and Stephen White

This ground-breaking book examines the Soviet ruling elite over the entire period of Communist rule. It serves as a collective biography of nearly two thousand people who served on the Communist Party's Central Committee from 1917 to 1991. The book is based on archival research, only available
after the collapse of communism, and extensive interviews with former Central Committee members.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198297386
• ISBN13: 9780198297383
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.6"