Power and Policy in the U.S.S.R.: The Struggle for Stalin's Succession 1945 - 1960

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This book covers the political scene in the U.S.S.R. from the end of the Second World War to the latter half of 1960. It thus deals with the struggle for power under three different conditions: under an undisputed dictator (Stalin); under conditions of 'collective leadership,' up to Khrushchev's victory in 1957; and under a single, but not firmly established leader, from then on.