New Power Struggle in the Kremlin

Who's on Top?

Vernon V. Aspaturian

Expert InsightsPublished 1965

A speculative analysis, based on an empirical examination of a recent group photograph of top-echelon Soviet leaders, and using in part quantitative differential quality calculus, of the plausible possibilities regarding both the present apparent and potentially genuine ranking of the Soviet leaders in the government and party hierarchy. The conclusions presented, although substantially inconclusive, suggest possible insights into power structure dynamics to be gained by this method of investigation.

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Aspaturian, Vernon V., New Power Struggle in the Kremlin: Who's on Top? Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1965. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P3155.html.
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