Who was Stalin and what did he achieve? Why did he come to power and how did he use that power? This book answers these questions and provides the latest research, interpretations and historiographical debates about one of the most fascinating figures of the 20th century.
This volume argues that Stalin's thoughts and actions are best contextualized in the inter-relationship between war and revolution in the first half of the 20th century. It incorporates the latest research and recently declassified materials from the former Soviet Party archives.
A full reckoning of Nikita Khrushchev's accomplishments and failures cannot be complete without looking beyond his foreign policy initiatives to assess his efforts to introduce domestic policy reforms in the Soviet Union. Sergei Khrushchev tells the full story of those efforts d…
A full reckoning of Nikita Khrushchev's accomplishments and failures cannot be complete without looking beyond his foreign policy initiatives to assess his efforts to introduce domestic policy reforms in the Soviet Union. Sergei Khrushchev tells the full story of those efforts d…
"One of the most successful dictators of the twentieth century, Stalin transformed the Communist Party of the Soviet Union into one of the world's leading political parties. Stalin and Stalinism explores how he ammassed, retained and deployed power to dominate, not only his clos…
One of the most successful dictators of the twentieth century, Stalin transformed the Communist Party of the Soviet Union into one of the world's leading political parties. Stalin and Stalinism explores how he ammassed, retained and deployed power to dominate, not only his close…
