The government of the Soviet union
By: [by] Samuel N. Harper.
Series: Governments of modern Europe
Publisher: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.
Published: 1938
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1917-1936.
Notes: "Bibliographical note" : p. 195-198.
Maps on lining-papers.
Table of contents: title: 1. The Soviet Union as a community.; title: Physical unity; title: Economic unity; title: Power motives; title: Nationality problem under Tsarism; title: Soviet nationality policy; title: 2. The political heritage.; title: Autocracy to 1905; title: Beginnings of constitutionalism; title: "Exceptional measures"; title: Forcible Russification; title: Legal class divisions; title: The intelligentsia; title: The professional revolutionary; title: Political parties after 1905; title: Constitutional progress; title: War and collapse; title: 3. The time-table of the Revolution.; title: Paris commune; title: Revolution of 1905; title: World War; title: February revolution; title: Seizure of power; title: Civil war; title: "War communism"; title: First Soviet constitution; title: The Nep; title: "Cultural revolution"; title: Resumption of socialist offensive; title: Sharpening of class struggle; title: First Five-Year Plan; title: Second Five-Year Plan; title: New union constitution; title: Political turning-point; title: 4. Structural features of the Soviet system.; title: The union; title: The Soviets; title: Party; title: Komsomol; title: Labor unions; title: Co-operatives; title: "Mass activity"; title: 5. The determination of policy.; title: The party line; title: Central Committee and Political Bureau; title: Stalin; title: Disputes in party; title: An opposition; title: The Soviet press; title: Education; title: Pressure groups; title: "Self-criticism"; title: Issues at elections; title: 6. Law-making.; title: The Soviet Assembly and Congress; title: Executive Committee and Presidium; title: The party and legislation; title: Referendum; title: Central and local government; title: Codes and precedents; title: Scope of Soviet legislation; title: 7. Public administration.; title: Scope of public administration; title: "Mass control"; title: Combatting "bureaucratism"; title: Party and administration; title: The office worker; title: "Functionalism"; title: "Single responsible authority"; title: Graft and favoritism; title: Return to politicizing; title: 8. The public services.; title: Taxation; title: The state budget; title: Public expenditure; title: The "police"; title: The Red Army; title: 9. The public services (continued).; title: Administration of justice; title: The "socialized" wage; title: Public health; title: Housing rights; title: Public education; title: The family; title: The church; title: "Mass participation"; title: 10. The state and the individual.; title: The "collective" and the individual; title: The right and obligation of work; title: Rewards for work; title: Property rights; title: Freedom of conscience and opinion; title: 11. The Soviet Union in the world.; title: World revolution; title: "Socialism in one country"; title: Peaceful coexistence; title: Co-operation for peace; title: Alliances; title: "Imperialism"; title: Armament; title: "Nationalism"; title: The Spanish conflict; title: The treason trials; title: Foreign trade