4 options
Cold peace : Stalin and the Soviet ruling circle, 1945-1953 / Yoram Gorlizki and Oleg Khlevniuk.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gorlizki, Yoram.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953.
- Stalin, Joseph.
- Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953--Friends and associates.
- Soviet Union--Politics and government--1936-1953.
- Soviet Union.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (259 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the period from the end of World War II until his death Stalin became an increasingly distrustful despot. This book argues that Stalin's behaviour was not entirely paranoid and erratic but followed a clear political logic.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; Part I: Reconstruction; 1 A Return to Order; 2 State Building Stalin-Style; Part II: Stalin's Shift; 3 The Politburo's Last Purge; 4 Peaceful Coexistence: Collective Leadership and Stalinist Control; Part III: Stalin's Legacy; 5 Awakening to Crisis; 6 Stalin's Last Struggle; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; K; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-237) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610532926
- 9780190290146
- 0190290145
- 9780195304206
- 0195304209
- 9780195347357
- 0195347358
- 9781280532924
- 1280532920
- 9781602569256
- 1602569258
- OCLC:
- 57589785
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb05239 hdl
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.