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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821812803321

Autore

KUROMIYA HIROAKI

Titolo

STALIN

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : TAYLOR & FRANCIS, 2015

ISBN

1-317-86780-7

1-317-86779-3

1-315-83541-X

1-281-34726-4

9786611347260

1-4058-9868-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Collana

Profiles in Power

Disciplina

947.084/2/092

947.0842092

Soggetti

Heads of state - Soviet Union

Soviet Union History 1925-1953

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2005 by Pearson Education.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Preface; Chronology; 1. From Georgia to Russia; Soso; Koba; Stalin; 2. Revolution and Civil War; From February to October; Civil War; 3. Struggle for Power; The New Economic Policy; Battle Royal; 4. `Revolution from Above'; The Crisis of the NEP; Industrialisation and Collectivisation; 5. Famine and Terror; Famine; Great Terror; 6. War; Struggle for Survival; Uncertainty; War; 7. Twilight of the God; Victory; Cold War; Death; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<P>This profile looks at how Stalin, despite being regarded as intellectually inferior by his rivals, managed to rise to power and rule the largest country in the world, achievieving divine-like status as a dictator.</P><P>Through recently uncovered research material and Stalin's archives in Moscow, Kuromiya analyzes how and why Stalin was a rare, even unique, politician who literally lived by politics alone. He analyses how Stalin understood psychology campaigns well and how he used this understanding in his political reign and terror. Kuromiya



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