Ilya Zemtsov was born in the Baku region of Russia. He holds advanced graduate de-grees in philosophy and sociology. Prior to his departure from Russia in 1973, he was a member of the executive board of the Soviet Sociological Association, and di-rector of the department of social science at institutes of higher education in his -native Baku and in Yaroslav. After his emi-gration to Israel, he was a professor at the Hebrew University. Presently, he is the di-rector of the International Research Cen-ter on Contemporary Society, and editor in chief of Crossroads, a quarterly journal issued in England. He has authored sev-eral books on Soviet society and polity, including a major study of Gorbachev pub-lished earlier this year by Transaction. Dr. Zemtsov is a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
-[Zemtsov] has filled a gap in the literature of Soviet politics.
Usually dismissed as a nonentity, Chernenko appears here as an
important transitional figure in Soviet history... The book is well
written and filled with incisive observations on the operation of
the Soviet political system... Useful for scholars of Soviet
politics at all levels; a must for graduate students.- --R. J.
Mitchell, Choice -...Zemtsov has once again shown that he is a
first rate expert on the Soviet Union, that he knows the Soviet
Union from the inside-- supplies the reader with information which
in its greater part was previously unknown-- Highlights include
insight into the 'inner life' of the Party, the struggle for
succession to Brezhnev, and the situation of internal politics on
the eve of transfer of political power to Gorbachev.- --Dr. Werner
Gumpel, University of Munich -... impressive. No other author whom
I know is able to write on this subject with so many details, a
profound knowledge of the Soviet Party system, and with such depth,
humour, and irony. Without hesitation I recommend this book as
essential reading on the recent Kremlin policy.- --Professor Yuri
Glazov, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia -... a vivid,
unvarnished, but objective account of Chernenko's rise to power....
Professor Zemtsov convincingly shows how Chernenko grew in his
offices in Moscow: from a provincial Party hack and Brezhnev's
confidential secretary cum valet, to an innovative writer in
domestic affairs and a moderating influence in foreign policy.
Strongly recommended for all those whose interest in the Soviet
Union goes beyond the headlines on Gorbachev.- --Yaroslav Bilinsky,
University of Delaware
"[Zemtsov] has filled a gap in the literature of Soviet politics.
Usually dismissed as a nonentity, Chernenko appears here as an
important transitional figure in Soviet history... The book is well
written and filled with incisive observations on the operation of
the Soviet political system... Useful for scholars of Soviet
politics at all levels; a must for graduate students." --R. J.
Mitchell, Choice ..".Zemtsov has once again shown that he is a
first rate expert on the Soviet Union, that he knows the Soviet
Union from the inside-- supplies the reader with information which
in its greater part was previously unknown-- Highlights include
insight into the 'inner life' of the Party, the struggle for
succession to Brezhnev, and the situation of internal politics on
the eve of transfer of political power to Gorbachev." --Dr. Werner
Gumpel, University of Munich ..". impressive. No other author whom
I know is able to write on this subject with so many details, a
profound knowledge of the Soviet Party system, and with such depth,
humour, and irony. Without hesitation I recommend this book as
essential reading on the recent Kremlin policy." --Professor Yuri
Glazov, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia ..". a vivid,
unvarnished, but objective account of Chernenko's rise to power....
Professor Zemtsov convincingly shows how Chernenko grew in his
offices in Moscow: from a provincial Party hack and Brezhnev's
confidential secretary cum valet, to an innovative writer in
domestic affairs and a moderating influence in foreign policy.
Strongly recommended for all those whose interest in the Soviet
Union goes beyond the headlines on Gorbachev." --Yaroslav Bilinsky,
University of Delaware
"[Zemtsov] has filled a gap in the literature of Soviet politics.
Usually dismissed as a nonentity, Chernenko appears here as an
important transitional figure in Soviet history... The book is well
written and filled with incisive observations on the operation of
the Soviet political system... Useful for scholars of Soviet
politics at all levels; a must for graduate students." --R. J.
Mitchell, Choice ..".Zemtsov has once again shown that he is a
first rate expert on the Soviet Union, that he knows the Soviet
Union from the inside-- supplies the reader with information which
in its greater part was previously unknown-- Highlights include
insight into the 'inner life' of the Party, the struggle for
succession to Brezhnev, and the situation of internal politics on
the eve of transfer of political power to Gorbachev." --Dr. Werner
Gumpel, University of Munich ..". impressive. No other author whom
I know is able to write on this subject with so many details, a
profound knowledge of the Soviet Party system, and with such depth,
humour, and irony. Without hesitation I recommend this book as
essential reading on the recent Kremlin policy." --Professor Yuri
Glazov, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia ..". a vivid,
unvarnished, but objective account of Chernenko's rise to power....
Professor Zemtsov convincingly shows how Chernenko grew in his
offices in Moscow: from a provincial Party hack and Brezhnev's
confidential secretary cum valet, to an innovative writer in
domestic affairs and a moderating influence in foreign policy.
Strongly recommended for all those whose interest in the Soviet
Union goes beyond the headlines on Gorbachev." --Yaroslav Bilinsky,
University of Delaware
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