Stability & Change in the Soviet Union: A Developmental Perspective

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The problem of change has been a matter of concern to Soviet leaders and of scholarly and practical interest to Western observers. In the present essay Jeffrey Hahn examines existing cleavages in Soviet society and shows the changes that have taken place in the course of time. He finds that Soviet leaders have not only been able to contain but also to reduce resulting tensions. As Soviet society has entered a mature industrial phase, Soviet leaders have increasingly relied on noncoercive means of control. However, cleavages continue to cause tensions, and the future stability of Soviet society remains a matter of conjecture.

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