num_pages: 455
description: A Soviet historian who defected to the West when he was harassed by his Soviet superiors during a research sabbatical in Austria analyzes the structure of the Soviet ruling elite, the "Nomenklatura," in a volume updated to include a chapter on Brezhnev'sdeath and Andropov's succession
language: English
title: Nomenklatura: The Soviet Ruling Class
publisher: Doubleday