Behind the façade of Stalin's command economy : evidence from the Soviet state and party archives / Paul R. Gregory, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gregory, Paul R.

Series:

Hoover Institution Press publication ; 493.

Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 493

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union--Economic policy.

Soviet Union.

Economic policy.

Soviet Union--History--1925-1953.

History.

Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953.

Stalin, Joseph.

Physical Description:

ix, 202 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, [2001]

Summary:

Examining the period from the early 1930s through Stalin's death in 1953--the height of the Stalinist regime--this enlightening book reveals what we have learned from the archives, what has surprised us, and what has confirmed what we already knew. Contributors: Eugenia Belova, Joseph Berliner, Robert W. Davies, Paul Gregory, Mark Harrison, Oleg Khlevnyuk, A. E. Rees, Aleksei Tikhonov

Contents:

1 The Contribution of the Soviet Archives / Joseph S. Berliner 1

2 The Dictator's Orders / Paul R. Gregory 11

3 Leaders and Their Institutions / E. A. Rees 35

4 Making Economic Policy / R. W. Davies 61

5 Providing for Defense / Mark Harrison 81

6 The Economy of the Gulag / Oleg Khlevnyuk 111

7 Economic Crime and Punishment / Eugenia Belova 131

8 Stalin's Last Plan / Aleksei Tikhonov, Paul R. Gregory 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

081792812X

OCLC:

46641769