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Ever since his rise to power Stalin has been a controversial figure. From the hatred of his Trotsky-supporting contemporaries to the uncritical adulation of present-day followers in Russia and his native land of Georgia he has stirred passions and arguments. Traditionally, scholars, too, have been equally divided into totalitarians and revisionists. Despite the differences, however, one feature has remained constant: the vast majority of views of Stalin have been highly politically charged.
In this collection of cutting-edge research, Christopher Read guides the reader through the turbulent history of the Stalin years using post-Soviet articles which provide more balanced and scholarly assessments of the leader's time in power. The essays examine not only Stalin's central role and the key points of his rule from the late 1920s to the postwar years, but also look at Russian society as a whole. Taken together with Read's own contributions, which include an up-to-date historiographic survey, they constitute a complex and dynamic history of the central features of a terrible era.
Containing a helpful glossary and a chronology of the life and times of Stalin, this indispensable volume will be the first recourse for all those with an interest in the debates surrounding Stalin's Russia.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Glossary
Stalin's Life and Times
PART 1: MAIN CURRENTS OF INTERPRETATION OF STALIN AND THE STALIN YEARS
During Stalin's Lifetime
The Rise of Revisionism
Perestroika and After
PART 2: CULTURAL REVOLUTION
Social Modernization
The Modernization of Russian Motherhood 1917-37; E.Waters
Towards the 'New Soviet Person': The Assault on Religion
The 1929 Congress of the Godless; D.Peris
PART 3: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND COLLECTIVIZATION
The Drive to Industrialize
Building the 'Soviet Detroit': The Construction of the Nizhnii Novgorod Automobile Factory, 1927-1932; K.Schulz
The Assault on the Peasantry
Stalin, Grain Stocks and the Famine of 1932-1933; S.Wheatcroft, M.Tauger and R.W.Davies
PART 4: THE GREAT TERROR
Why Did the Terror Take Place?
The Objectives of the 'Great Terror'; O.Khlevnyuk
The Purges in the Provinces
How the Mice Buried the Cat: Scenes from the Great Purges of 1937 in the Russian Provinces; S.Fitzpatrick
PART 5: THE GREAT FATHERLAND WAR
Soviet Women at War; J.Erickson
PART 6: THE FINAL YEARS
The Cold War
Moscow and the Marshall Plan: Politics, Ideology and the Onset of the Cold War, 1947; G.Roberts
Stalin's Dictatorship in the Final Years
Stalin's Cabinet: the Politburo and Decision Making in the Post-War Years; Y.Gorlizki
PART 7: SOME REFLECTIONS ON STALINISM
Stalinism as a Civilization
Stalinism as a Civilization; S.Kotkin
The Emerging Picture: Some Concluding Thoughts
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Product details
| Published | 10 Dec 2002 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 241 |
| ISBN | 9780333963432 |
| Imprint | Red Globe Press |
| Dimensions | 0 x 0 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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