02748oam 2200577z 450 991082152990332120240410015459.00-8229-7317-0(CKB)2550000001317316(SSID)ssj0000556902(PQKBManifestationID)12203932(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000556902(PQKBWorkID)10534073(PQKB)11124982(MiAaPQ)EBC2038842(EXLCZ)99255000000131731620160829d2007 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrIntimate enemies demonizing the Bolshevik opposition, 1918-1928 /Igal Halfin1st ed.[Pittsburgh] :University of Pittsburgh Press,20071 online resource (425 pages) illustrationsPitt series in Russian and East European studiesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8229-4329-8 Intro -- Contents -- Prologue: The first intimate enemy -- Introduction: Individual Truth and Party Truth -- Chapter 1. Oppositionism as a malady of the mind -- Illustrations 1-13 -- Chapter 2. Killing with words -- Chapter 3. Healing oppositionist souls -- Illustrations 14-30 -- Chapter 4. The emergence of "Trotskyism" and "Zinovievism" -- Chapter 5. From a weak body to a wicked mind -- Illustrations 31-50 -- Chapter 6. Inquisition, communist style -- Epilogue: The Opposition Demonized -- Notes -- Index.Presents a study of the transformation of Bolshevik Party ideology, language, and power relations during the crucial period leading up to Stalin's seizure power. This work argues that Bolshevism - which claimed sole access to truth and morality - demonized its enemies and became in effect a theology that facilitated a monumental power shift.Series in Russian and East European studies.CommunismHistorySoviet UnionOpposition (Political science)HistorySoviet UnionCommunication in politicsHistorySoviet UnionPolitical ScienceHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCSocialism, Communism & AnarchismHILCCCommunismHistoryOpposition (Political science)HistoryCommunication in politicsHistoryPolitical ScienceLaw, Politics & GovernmentSocialism, Communism & Anarchism324.247/07509042Halfin Igal897463PQKBBOOK9910821529903321Intimate enemies4149089UNINA