Intimate enemies : demonizing the Bolshevik opposition, 1918-1928 / / Igal Halfin

• Autore: Halfin Igal
• Pubblicazione: [Pittsburgh] : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (425 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 324.247/07509042
• Soggetto topico: Communism - History - Soviet Union; Opposition (Political science) - History - Soviet Union; Communication in politics - History - Soviet Union; Political Science; Law, Politics & Government; Socialism, Communism & Anarchism
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Intimate enemies
• ISBN: 0-8229-7317-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821529903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Series in Russian and East European studies.