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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465609903321

Autore

Gorlizki Yoram

Titolo

Cold peace [[electronic resource] ] : Stalin and the Soviet ruling circle, 1945-1953 / / Yoram Gorlizki and Oleg Khlevniuk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-19-029014-5

0-19-530420-9

0-19-534735-8

1-280-53292-0

9786610532926

1-60256-925-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Khlevni͡ukO. V (Oleg Vitalʹevich)

Disciplina

947.084/2/092

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Soviet Union Politics and government 1936-1953

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-237) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Part I: Reconstruction; 1 A Return to Order; 2 State Building Stalin-Style; Part II: Stalin's Shift; 3 The Politburo's Last Purge; 4 Peaceful Coexistence: Collective Leadership and Stalinist Control; Part III: Stalin's Legacy; 5 Awakening to Crisis; 6 Stalin's Last Struggle; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; K; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

In the period from the end of World War II until his death Stalin became an increasingly distrustful despot. This book argues that Stalin's behaviour was not entirely paranoid and erratic but followed a clear political logic.