Gorbachev and the 27th Soviet Party Congress Say Nyet to Change


 

Publication Date: April 1986

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Mikhail Tsypkin

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Russia and Eurasia

Type: Report

Coverage: Soviet Union

Abstract:

Two important aspects of the Soviet system under General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev surfaced during the recent 27th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party: 1) the General Secretary has successfully planted his own appointees throughout the Soviet Party and government bureaucracy; and 2) the system remains fiercely resistant to change.