| Description |
1 online resource (246 pages) |
| Series |
Profiles In Power |
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Profiles In Power
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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. 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 provides a convincing, concise and up-to-date an |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 fast |
| Subject |
Heads of state -- Soviet Union -- Biography
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Stalin, Joseph, -- 1879-1953
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Heads of state
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| SUBJECT |
Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125814
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| Subject |
Soviet Union
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317867807 |
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1317867807 |
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