| Edition |
Revised third edition. |
| Description |
xxxviii, 159 pages, 4 pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Seminar studies in history |
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Seminar studies in history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [147]-154) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Context -- 1. Introduction: The Problem -- 2. The Russian Revolution and the Soviet State, 1917-29 -- Pt. 2. Analysis -- 3. The Thirties -- 4. The Great Fatherland War, 1941-45 -- 5. High Stalinism, 1945-53 -- Pt. 3. Assessment -- 6. Stalin: Personality and Power -- 7. The Judgement -- Pt. 4. Documents -- 1. The party -- 2. The right deviation -- 3. Dizzy with success -- 4. Harsh realities -- 5. The breakneck speed of industrialisation -- 6. Famine and the nouveaux riches -- 7. Fulfillment of the principal goals of the Stalinist five-year plans, 1928-50 -- 8. Mandelstam's poem about Stalin (November 1933) -- 9 (a). Interrogation techniques -- 9 (b). Aunt Lesia -- 10. Bukharin |
| Summary |
"One of the most successful dictators of the twentieth century, Stalin believed that fashioning a better tomorrow was worth sacrificing the lives of millions today. He built a modern Russia on the corpses of millions of its citizens." "Stalin and Stalinism has established itself as one of the most popular textbooks for those who want to understand the Stalin phenomenon. This third edition provides up to date analysis of the Stalin era; a chapter analysing Stalin's personality; documents which graphically illustrate the bloodletting; and an examination of the Stalin cult and why it was so successful - even today." "Fully updated throughout to incorporate recent research findings, the book also contains a Chronology of key events, and a Who's Who and Guide to Further Reading."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1917-1936.
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Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953.
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Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953.
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1917-1953
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1917 - 1953
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| ISBN |
9781405874366 |
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1405874368 |
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