Progress vs. Tradition. A Brief Course of 20th Century Russian History For Top Management

The struggle for the role of successor was held between Gorbachev, who at that time represented the party apparatus, and Romanov, who was supervising the military-industrial complex. Romanov lost, as most of the “Kremlin elders” did not want to strengthen the defense industry: the country was already enough militarized. Moderate reformers were required and Gorbachev seemed to be just like this.