Michail S. Voslenskij Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

The nomenklatura refers to the class of new privileged individuals, this red aristocracy, which possesses unprecedented power in history, as it is the state itself. It has appropriated immense and inalienable privileges, including dachas and luxurious apartments, limousines, chauffeurs, restaurants, boutiques, clinics, and special, nearly free recreational centers.