Suchergebnisse

Evolving conditions in light of the changing policies of the Soviet Union; 7 articles.

Political developments in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, and Rumania.

Examines the relationship between the Soviet Union and East Europe; 8 articles. Effect on East European political and economic life; chances for political liberalization.

Aus westeuropäischer Sicht

IN 1989, COMMUNIST PARTIES IN EASTERN EUROPE SURRENDERED POWER BECAUSE THEY LACKED POLITICAL LEGITIMACY, LOST CONTROL OF THE INSTRUMENTS OF COERCION, AND COULD NO LONGER RELY ON MOSCOW FOR SUPPORT. STUDENTS OF EAST EUROPEAN AND SOVIET POLITICS FAILED TO UNDERSTAND OR PREDICT THE FUNDAMENTAL NATURE OF THE CRISIS LEADING TO THE OVERTHROW OF MARXIST-LENINIST RULE IN EASTERN EUROPE. HENCE, RECENT WORKS ON SOVIET-EAST EUROPEAN RELATIONS THAT ASSUME BOTH CONTINUED COMMUNIST PARTY CONTROL IN EASTERN EUROPE AND CONTINUED SOVIET DOMINATION OF THE REGION ARE HISTORICALLY INTERESTING BUT HAVE BEEN OVERTAKEN BY EVENTS.

Both Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union are locked in domestic battles over the nature and extent of a dramatic reform process that touches on the economic and political foundations of the region. (SJO)