Colton, Timothy J., 1947-
Moscow : governing the socialist metropolis / Timothy J. Colton.
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1995.
xvi, 939 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Russian Research Center studies ; 88
Linchpin of the Soviet system and exemplar of its ideology, Moscow was nonetheless instrumental in the Soviet Union's demise. It was in this metropolis of nine million people that Boris Yeltsin, during two frustrating years as the city's party boss, began his move away from Communist orthodoxy. Colton charts the general course of events that led to this move, tracing the political and social developments that have given the city its modern character. He shows how the monolith of Soviet power broke down in the process of metropolitan governance, where the constraints of censorship and party oversight could not keep up with proliferating points of view, haphazard integration, and recurrent deviation from approved rules and goals. Everything that goes into making a city - from town planning, housing, and retail services to environmental and architectural concernsfigures in Colton's account of what makes Moscow unique. He shows us how these aspects of the city's organization, and the actions of leaders and elite groups within them, coordinated or conflicted with the overall power structure and policy imperatives of the Soviet Union. Against this background, Colton explores the growth of the anti-Communist revolution in Moscow politics, as well as fledgling attempts to establish democratic institutions and a market economy.
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Gemeindeverwaltung
Galereja "Kino" Moskau
Municipal government Russia (Federation) Moscow.
Urban policy Russia (Federation) Moscow.
Administration municipale Russie Moscou.
Politique urbaine Russie Moscou.
15.70 history of Europe.
Municipal government.
Politics and government
Urban policy.
Gemeindeverfassung
Kommunalpolitik
Lokaal bestuur.
Stedelijk beleid.
Moscow (Russia) Politics and government.
Moscow (Russia) History 20th century.
Moscou (Russie) Histoire 20e siècle.
Russia (Federation) Moscow.
Moskau
Moscow History, 1917-
History.
Russian Research Center studies ; 88.
Location: Library main 113101
Call No.: ID JS6082.C65; ID:96-B2297
Status: Available
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