The September 1989 Central Committee Nationalities Plenum: A Victory for Ryzhkov and Vorotnikov?

Abstract

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Ryzhkov and Chairman of the RSFSR Supreme Soviet Vitalii Vorotnkov, a majority of Politburo members seems to articulate views that run counter to Gorbachev's intended reforms of the Party apparatus. The fact that many Politburo members seem to centralize and reinstitute Party bodies such as the Secretariat testifies to Gorbachev's weakness in controlling some aspects of the September 1989 Nationalities Plenum. It is possible that the return of the Secretariat and the assignment to that body of four new secretaries suggests a retreat for reformers in the Party leadership. Keywords: USSR, Political parties; Communists.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA228302

Entities

People

  • Theodore W. Karasik

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

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  • Agriculture
  • Chemical Industry
  • Communists
  • Corporations
  • Defense Industry
  • Education
  • Foreign Policy
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Labor Unions
  • Law Enforcement
  • Leadership
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Newspapers
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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