White, S.L. (1992) The Soviet Union: Gorbachev, perestroika and socialism. Journal of Communist Studies, 8(1), pp. 23-40. (doi: 10.1080/13523279208415127)
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Abstract
The Russian revolution of 1917 was originally conceived as part of a transition to socialism on a global scale. The failure of that strategy led to a far‐reaching debate about the means by which a relatively backward Soviet Russia could advance by itself to a communist future. The Gorbachev years saw the issue addressed in terms of the construction of a ‘humane, democratic socialism’, seen as part of a global process; individual scholars and publicists advanced still further towards a socialism that would embody a multi‐party system and a variety of forms of ownership. Increasingly, however, still more radical commentators identified the origin of Soviet difficulties as Leninism itself. There was, in fact, little popular support for a return to capitalism; but the experience of Soviet rule showed that the authorities in that country needed the political experience of the West as much as they needed its capital investment.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | White, Professor Stephen |
| Authors: | White, S.L. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Communist Studies |
| ISSN: | 0268-4535 |
| Published Online: | 12 November 2007 |
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