History A-Level
Generational shifts within the Soviet leadership
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Inertia strengthened the position of younger reformers within the Politburo, notably Mikhail Gorbachev, who recognised the urgent need for systemic revitalisation.
Topics that use Generational shifts within the Soviet leadership
- 2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000 (A-level only) – Years of Stagnation, 1964–1985 (AQA A-Level)
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