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Deng Xiaoping is Not Who You Think He is. Joseph Torigian on Leadership Transitions in China and the Soviet Unio

Democracy Paradox

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This chapter explores the complexities of leadership transitions in authoritarian regimes, challenging existing knowledge and discussing the historical events of Stalin to Khrushchev and Mao to Dang. It also examines the implications of these events for understanding current regimes in Russia and China.

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