Les guerres de succession du Kremlin (1924-1984) - article ; n°1 ; vol.4, pg 3-18

Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire - Année 1984 - Volume 4 - Numéro 1 - Pages 3-18The Kremlin wars of succession (1924-1984), Hélène Carrère d'Encausse.The difficulties of succession which the Soviet System experienced on the deaths of Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and Andropov are discussed. No apparent rule could ever be established in the USSR to ensure the transfer of power without a crisis. But a careful examination of the circumstances and the stakes of the wars of succession clarifies successively the roles of individuals until 1953, of the apparatus until 1982, and of the generational conflict within the party since the death of Brezhnev. History seems to reinforce Max Weber's analysis of the routinization of power and the final victory of the System over the individuals.16 pagesSource : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.