BARYLSKI Robert V

The soldier in Russian politics: duty, dictatorship, and democracy under Gorbachev and Yeltsin - New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 1998 - 510p.

Examines the military's participation in every major 20th century political change from 1917 to 1991. Demonstrates that every deep transformation in Russia has military dimensions, and traces the careers of ambitious political soldiers such as Aleksandr Lebed and Aleksandr Rutskoi.

1560003359 (hbk.)


CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS
POLITICS
RUSSIA