LEADER 00000cam 22006018i 4500 001 ocn923562124 003 OCoLC 005 20160608040143.0 008 151204s2016 ctu b 001 0deng 010 2015047378 020 9780300192223|q(hardback ;|qalkaline paper) 020 0300192223|q(hardback ;|qalkaline paper) 035 (OCoLC)923562124 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dYDXCP|dBTCTA|dBDX|dOCLCO|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO |dOCLCQ|dGK8|dOCLCO 042 pcc 043 e-ur--- 049 CKEA 050 00 DK268.S8|bR83 2016 082 00 947.084/2092|aB|223 084 HIS032000|aBIO011000|aHIS027100|2bisacsh 092 947.0842 100 1 Rubenstein, Joshua,|eauthor. 245 14 The last days of Stalin /|cJoshua Rubenstein. 263 1604 264 1 New Haven :|bYale University Press,|c2016. 300 x, 271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |billustrations ;|c 24 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 The Death of Stalin -- A New Purge -- Stalin's Paranoia and the Jews -- The Kremlin Moves On -- The Surprise of Reform -- A Chance for Peace? -- The End of the Beginning -- Epilogue. 520 2 "Joshua Rubenstein's riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952 when no one could foresee an end to Joseph Stalin's murderous regime. He was poised to challenge the newly elected U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower with armed force, and was also broadening a vicious campaign against Soviet Jews. Stalin's sudden collapse and death in March 1953 was as dramatic and mysterious as his life. It is no overstatement to say that his passing marked a major turning point in the twentieth century. The Last Days of Stalin is an engaging, briskly told account of the dictator's final active months, the vigil at his deathbed, and the unfolding of Soviet and international events in the months after his death. Rubenstein throws fresh light on: the devious plotting of Beria, Malenkov, Khrushchev, and other 'comrades in arms' who well understood the significance of the dictator's impending death; the witness-documented events of his death as compared to official published versions; Stalin's rumored plans to forcibly exile Soviet Jews; the responses of Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles to the Kremlin's conciliatory gestures after Stalin's death; and the momentous repercussions when Stalin's regime of terror was cut short"--|cProvided by publisher. 600 10 Stalin, Joseph,|d1878-1953|xDeath and burial. 600 10 Stalin, Joseph,|d1878-1953|xRelations with Jews. 600 10 Stalin, Joseph,|d1878-1953|xPolitical and social views. 600 10 Stalin, Joseph,|d1878-1953|xInfluence. 650 0 Heads of state|zSoviet Union|vBiography. 650 0 Social change|zSoviet Union|xHistory. 650 7 HISTORY|zEurope|xRussia & the Former Soviet Union. |2bisacsh 650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|xPresidents & Heads of State. |2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY|xMilitary|xWorld War II.|2bisacsh 651 0 Soviet Union|xPolitics and government|y1936-1953. 651 0 Soviet Union|xForeign relations|y1953-1975. 655 7 Biographies.|2lcgft 994 92|bCKE
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