CONFLICTS IN SOVIET PARTY-MILITARY RELATIONS. 1962-1963,
Abstract
The purpose of this Memorandum, which has been prepared from open sources, is to describe and analyze a recent phase of the perennial conflict between the Soviet Communist Party leadership and some sectors of the Soviet military establishment. The basic issues of the conflict are: (1) resistance by officers who emphasize the importance of conventional forces to the strategic formulas announced by Khrushchev in January 1960, which discriminate against their interests; and (2) a concerted effort by the Party to force its views on the military through intensified political controls and intimidation. The study stresses the effect of the Cuban crisis on this ongoing conflict of interests, which seems to have exacerbated. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0428584
Entities
People
- Roman Kolkowicz
Organizations
- RAND Corporation