摘要：This essay will limit its scope to the attempt of the Gorbachev government to recast the Soviet state on a foundation of new institutional arrangements and apportionment of administrative power. Organisational restructuring will be at the centre of power elite conflict during the first stage of the Gorbachev tenure, and the outcome of this struggle will determine how far the reform process will proceed. The first section will deal with the underlying causes of the crisis. The second and third sections will focus on the emergence of a reformed Marxism-Leninism legitimating a paradigmatic shift in state-society relations and the wars of position presently being waged within major professional groups. A conclusion, emphasising the potentials and limitation of the Soviet working class in this process, will follow.
其他摘要：This essay will limit its scope to the attempt of the Gorbachev government to recast the Soviet state on a foundation of new institutional arrangements and apportionment of administrative power. Organisational restructuring will be at the centre of power elite conflict during the first stage of the Gorbachev tenure, and the outcome of this struggle will determine how far the reform process will proceed. The first section will deal with the underlying causes of the crisis. The second and third sections will focus on the emergence of a reformed Marxism-Leninism legitimating a paradigmatic shift in state-society relations and the wars of position presently being waged within major professional groups. A conclusion, emphasising the potentials and limitation of the Soviet working class in this process, will follow.
