THE RED ARMY AND THE SOVIET MILITARY AND POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN THE LATE 1920'S: THE CASE OF THE INNER-ARMY OPPOSITION OF 1928

In: The Pacific review, Band 47, Heft 2, S. 337-355

Abstract

THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT THAT AROSE WITHIN THE RED ARMY IN THE LATE 1920'S WHEN A GROUP OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S MOST SENIOR (AND PREVIOUSLY LOYAL) OFFICERS THEN WORKING IN THE ARMY'S POLITICAL APPARATUS PROTESTED BOTH THE SPEED OF THE MILITARY REFORM PROCESS INTRODUCED AFTER LENIN'S DEATH AND THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN THE ARMY. HE STUDIES THE BACKGROUND TO THE EMERGENCE OF THE OPPOSITION GROUP AND THE ESSENCE OF ITS ACTIVITY, DETAILS THE RESPONSE OF THE USSR'S MILITARY AND POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT, AND TRACES THE FATE OF A FEW OF THE OPPOSITION'S MOST PROMINENT LEADERS.