End of the Communist Revolution

In this systematic interpetation of the Soviet experience, Daniels places Perestroika firmly in its long-term historical perspective, as the final stage in a broad theory of revolutionary process beginning with the Russian Revolution of 1917. He puts forward a new interpretation of the striking events that led to the downfall of Gorbachev and Communism in the late Soviet Union. Emphasizing continuity with the past, he argues that Gorbachev's reforms did not constitute a new revolution, but a 'moderate revolutionary revival', with a return to the principles that inspired the original moderate phase of the Russian Revolution. He concludes by questioning conventional solutions for future political and economic alternatives in the region.Daniels, Robert V. is the author of 'End of the Communist Revolution' with ISBN 9780415061506 and ISBN 0415061504.