In fact, they argue, the state machinery survived intact.

The referendum held on 1 December 1984 proved to be a farce: only 10% of the voters bothered to turn out despite the state machinery.

It will show a clear example of how state machinery may be used to pursue criminal objectives.

He also said: "Our film is about how the Soviet state machinery manufactured major products - the best people.

There is Russian-style weakness, an inability of the state machinery to make the country function, to keep control.

This came weeks after he replaced Afghan security officials to take better control of state machinery and key ministries.

The problem facing the state machinery was the fact that flu infected cases were coming from across the country.

Core countries have both strong state machinery and a developed national culture.

Inevitably, the author has his brushes with the ludicrously inefficient state machinery.

While there he gained considerable political power and disrupted the local state machinery.