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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154710203321

Autore

Read Christopher <1946-, >

Titolo

Stalin : from the Caucasus to the Kremlin / / Christopher Read

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-52765-0

1-315-52764-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 pages) : map

Collana

Routledge historical biographies

Disciplina

947.084/2092

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Soggetti

Heads of state - Soviet Union

World politics - 1933-1945

World politics - 1945-1955

Soviet Union History 1925-1953

Soviet Union Politics and government 1936-1953

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From Djugashvili to Stalin -- The grey blur : Stalin in revolution and civil war -- Filling Lenin's shoes -- Storming fortresses -- Nine circles of hell -- Stalin, the Soviet Union and the world in the 1930s -- The tenth circle of hell : invasion, occupation, victory : war without limits -- World stage, final act -- Stalin's afterlife : an inconclusive conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"Christopher Read examines Stalin's contribution to and impact on Russian and world events in the first half of the twentieth century. The biography brings together the avalanche of sources and scholarship which followed the collapse of the system Stalin constructed, including the often neglected writings and speeches of Stalin himself. In addition to a detailed narrative and analysis of Stalin's rule, chapters also cover his early years and humble beginnings in a small town at a remote outpost of the Russian Empire, his role in the revolution, his relationships with Lenin, Trotsky and others in the 1920s, and his rise to become one of the most powerful figures in human history. The book closes with an account of Stalin's afterlife and legacy, both in the immediate aftermath of his death and in the decades since"--Provided by publisher.