Mainstream Weeklyby Isaac Deutscher (March 16, 1953)
Everywhere the same question: Who will rule Russia? If a triumvirate, can it long endure or does the Soviet structure demand a single head? Will there be orderly elimination or violence? If violence, is there a man in Russia able to use war on his colleagues, win and consolidate supreme power, and, through it all, hold together the Union and the Empire?
There are no answers yet. There may not be for a long time. But there will be hints. And to evaluate (…)
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