Confiscated power how soviet Russia really works by Helene Carrere d'encausse

Confiscated power how soviet Russia really works by Helene Carrere d'encausse 0060390093 harper & row Helene Carrère d'Encausse's Confiscated Power: How Soviet Russia Really Works (1982) is a scholarly examination of the structure and function of the Soviet state. The book argues that the Soviet system, rather than operating according to its communist ideals, had developed into a new form of autocratic rule where the Communist Party and its elite apparatus had "confiscated" power from the people. Pet friendly home. Bundle and save!