Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. A Note on Usage ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Stalin
6. 1. Substate Dictators 29
7. 2. Authoritarian Checks and Balances 59
8. 3. Inside the Nomenklatura 92
9. Part II. Interregnum
10. 4. Moscow, Center 119
11. Part III. Khrushchev
12. 5. The New Art of Survival 145
13. 6. Substate Nationalism 171
14. 7. Scandal in Riazan 194
15. 8. Administrative Revolution 226
16. Part IV. Brezhnev
17. 9. The New Course 255
18. 10. Party Governors 279
19. Conclusion 303
20. Appendix A: A Note on Dictatorship 311
21. Appendix B: Units of Analysis 315
22. Appendix C: Sample 317
23. Appendix D: Political Networks 322
24. Appendix E: Archival Sources 324
25. Appendix F: The Nomenklatura 326
26. Appendix G: Regional Party Elections 328
27. Appendix H: Coding Rules 331
28. Glossary 333
29. Notes 337
30. Bibliography 397
31. Acknowledgments 429
32. Index 431