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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783962203321

Autore

Lee Stephen J. <1945-, >

Titolo

Stalin and the Soviet Union / / Stephen J. Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-66573-3

0-582-29733-8

1-134-66574-1

1-280-14295-2

0-203-97989-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Collana

Questions and analysis in history

Disciplina

947.084/2/092

B

Soggetti

Heads of state - Soviet Union

Soviet Union Politics and government 1917-1936

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. 118-120) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; SERIES PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 STALIN'S RISE AND RULE; 2 STALINIST POLITICS AND TERROR; 3 STALIN'S ECONOMIC POLICIES; 4 SOCIETY AND CULTURE; 5 STALIN'S FOREIGN POLICY, 1929-41; 6 THE SOVIET UNION AT WAR, 1941-5; 7 STALIN'S POST-WAR REGIME, 1945-53; 8 AN OVERALL SUMMARY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Stalin and the Soviet Union offers new interpretations of recently uncovered archives examining the Soviet leader's domestic and foreign policy. It covers core topics such as: * Stalin's rise to power* the economy* society* culture* the Cold War* the Second World War* terror.For all students of Russia, Stalin and European history, this will prove essential reading, and a clear background and guide to exam success.