Stalinism and the politics of mobilization : ideas, power, and terror in inter-war Russia / David Priestland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Priestland, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism--Soviet Union--History.

Communism.

Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Politics and government--1936-1953.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (500 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The relationship between ideas and politics in inter-war Russia has long been controversial, and historians have been sharply divided over the influence of Marxism on Stalinist politics. This study presents a reassessment of Bolshevik ideology, and of the ways in which it interacted with other political forces during the period. By analysing the political discourse of the Bolshevik leadership, it shows how differing interpretations of Marxism-Leninism informed contrasting political. and economic strategies. In particular, it traces the emergence of a strategy of mobilization, which was closely

Contents:

Contents; Note on Transliteration and Translation; List of Abbreviations and Glossary; Introduction Ideas and Politics in Bolshevik Russia; 1 Victory and Fragmentation, 1917-1921; 2 The Emergence of Left and Right, 1921-1927; 3 Mobilization and 'Class Struggle', 1928-1930; 4 The Search for Unity and Order, 1930-1935; 5 Mobilization and Terror, 1934-1939; Conclusion: Mobilization and 'Class Struggle' in Communist Politics; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [432]-460) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-16398-8

9786611163983

0-19-152965-6

1-4294-8990-1

OCLC:

476244959