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The Soviet Union

The Incomplete Superpower

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. Paul Dibb

    1. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Australia

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Dimensions of Soviet Power

    1. Dimensions of Soviet Power

      • Paul Dibb
      Pages 1-26

  3. The Domestic Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. The Constraints of Empire

      • Paul Dibb
      Pages 29-66

    3. Economy in Crisis?

      • Paul Dibb
      Pages 67-103

  4. The International Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. The USSR’s Security Outlook

      • Paul Dibb
      Pages 107-139

    3. Soviet Military Requirements and Responses

      • Paul Dibb
      Pages 140-186

    4. Soviet Military Power and Global Influence

      • Paul Dibb
      Pages 187-214

    5. The USSR’s Global Economic Power

      • Paul Dibb
      Pages 215-256

  5. The Future of Soviet Power

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 257-257
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    2. The Limits to Soviet Power

      • Paul Dibb
      Pages 259-282

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 283-295
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About this book

Now updated to the Gorbachev era, this book is an examination of the state of the Soviet Union today. One of its main aims is to highlight the weaknesses of this faltering empire.

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  • Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Australia

    Paul Dibb

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