Heroic Struggle!--Bitter Defeat: Factors Contributing to the Dismantling of the Socialist State in the Soviet Union Book

	Foreword	11
	Introduction: Eighty Years After the Victory of the Great October Socialist Revolution	17
1	The Great October Revolution and the Achievements of Socialism	17
2	Global Consequence of the Dismantling of the Socialist Camp	22
3	The Need for a Correct Assessment of the Past Errors	29
Pt. 1	Some Methodological and Theoretical Considerations	33
1	On the Question of Methods	33
2	Theoretical Foundations of Scientific Critique of the Existing Socialism	37
3	On the Question of Models	41
4	Socialism from Theoretical Point of View	48
Pt. 2	The Objective/External Factors Contributing to the Crisis of Socialism	71
1	The Initial Level of Development of Productive Forces	73
2	Building Socialism Under the Siege of Imperialism	76
3	The Destructive Effects of Fascist Aggression	98
4	Cold War and the Arms Race	101
Pt. 3	The Subjective/Internal Factors Contributing to the Crisis of Socialism	105
1	The "Rapid Consumption Growth Model" and the Grounds for Economic Crisis	108
2	The "Advanced Socialism Model" and the Grounds for Political Crisis	118
3	Socialism, Imperialism and World Revolution	132
4	Proletarian Internationalism and the Relationship Among the Parties	140
Pt. 4	From Renewal to Dismantling of Socialism	147
1	The Initial Phase of Transformations	147
2	The 27th Congress: Boosting Socialism's Potential for Development	154
3	From Correction to Total Destruction - Gorbachev's "Humane Socialism" Model	158
	Conclusions: Was the Collapse Inevitable?	171
	Afterword	183
	Index	187