A breakdown of civil-military relations : the Soviet coup of 1991

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dc.contributor.authorMatthee, Heinrichen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-14T07:18:26Z
dc.date.available2012-08-14T07:18:26Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.descriptionCITATION: Matthee, H. 1999. A breakdown of civil-military relations: the soviet coup of 1991. Scientia Militaria, South African Journal of Military Studies, 29:1-17, doi:10.5787/29-0-185.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub
dc.description.abstractIn August 1991 a Committee for State Emergencies, consisting of the minister of defence and the chief of the KGB, ousted Mikhail Gorbachev from power in the Soviet Union. The coup was important for several reasons. The platoons of tanks that moved in Moscow's streets ended a long tradition of obedience by the Soviet military to the civilian Communist Party. In addition, the military coup also marked a decisive shift in the foundation of civilian control in the Soviet Union. By analysing Soviet civil-military relations before the coup, this essay tries to determine how the military became involved in the coup. The essay then seeks to determine whether different theoretical frameworks, mostly based on American experience, could explain the breakdown of civil-military relations in the Soviet Union.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/185
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent17 pages
dc.identifier.citationMatthee, H. 1999. A breakdown of civil-military relations: the soviet coup of 1991. Scientia Militaria, South African Journal of Military Studies, 29:1-17, doi:10.5787/29-0-185en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2224-0020 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1022-8136 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.5787/29-0-185
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49213
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.subjectCivil-military relationsen_ZA
dc.subjectSoviet militaryen_ZA
dc.subjectSoviet Union -- History -- Coups d'état, 1991en_ZA
dc.subjectRussia (Federation) -- Historyen_ZA
dc.titleA breakdown of civil-military relations : the Soviet coup of 1991en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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