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Transition to Democracy in the USSR: Ending the Monopoly of Power and the Evolution of New Political Forces (1990)

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By Guilietto Chiesa

Democracy Democratic Transition History Russia and Eurasia Soviet Union

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Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Kennan Institute Occasional Paper Series #237, 1990. PDF 32 pages.

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Guilietto Chiesa

Former Fellow

Kennan Institute

The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Russia and Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange. Read more

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