Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I Dabbling in the Ultranational [1-11] -- II The Second Cult of Stalin [12-26] -- III An Imperial Centre [27-41] -- IV Nothing Is What It Seems [42-55] -- V Old World Symphony [56-76] -- VI The Insurrection of the Dead [77-88] -- VII The Uses of Hyperbole [89-100] -- Conclusion -- Works Cited