Description:From the author of Rumsfeld's Wars, "an important addition to the bookshelf of any analyst of post-Soviet security affairs" (Slavic Review).Dale Herspring analyzes three key periods of change in civil-military relations in the Soviet Union and postcommunist Russia: the Bolshevik construction of the communist Red Army in the 1920s; the era of perestroika, when Mikhail Gorbachev attempted to implement a more benign military doctrine and force posture; and the Yeltsin era, when a new civilian and military leadership set out to restructure civil-military relations. The book concludes with a timely discussion of the relationship of the military to the current political struggle in Russia."The history is both fascinating and timely." --European Security"When military reform returns to its deservedly prominent place in the Russian political agenda, Herspring's book will offer invaluable guidance." --Mark von Hagen, American military historianWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Russian Civil-Military Relations. To get started finding Russian Civil-Military Relations, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: From the author of Rumsfeld's Wars, "an important addition to the bookshelf of any analyst of post-Soviet security affairs" (Slavic Review).Dale Herspring analyzes three key periods of change in civil-military relations in the Soviet Union and postcommunist Russia: the Bolshevik construction of the communist Red Army in the 1920s; the era of perestroika, when Mikhail Gorbachev attempted to implement a more benign military doctrine and force posture; and the Yeltsin era, when a new civilian and military leadership set out to restructure civil-military relations. The book concludes with a timely discussion of the relationship of the military to the current political struggle in Russia."The history is both fascinating and timely." --European Security"When military reform returns to its deservedly prominent place in the Russian political agenda, Herspring's book will offer invaluable guidance." --Mark von Hagen, American military historianWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Russian Civil-Military Relations. To get started finding Russian Civil-Military Relations, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.