Traces the origins and activities of an alliance of conservative Communist Party authorities and Russian nationalists during the late Soviet era. This book examines how, and to what extent hitherto orthodox Communists sought political allies in the Russian nationalist movement.

This book traces the origins and activities of an alliance of conservative Communist Party authorities and Russian nationalists during the late Soviet era. Specifically, it examines how and to what extent hitherto orthodox Communists sought political allies in the Russian nationalist movement in order to garner support for halting the reform program and saving the Soviet state from collapse.