STALIN.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuromiya, Hiroaki.

Series:

Profiles in power (London, England)

Profiles in Power

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953.

Stalin, Joseph.

Heads of state--Soviet Union--Biography.

Heads of state.

Soviet Union--History--1925-1953.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : TAYLOR & FRANCIS, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>This profile looks at how Stalin, despite being regarded as intellectually inferior by his rivals, managed to rise to power and rule the largest country in the world, achievieving divine-like status as a dictator.</P><P>Through recently uncovered research material and Stalin's archives in Moscow, Kuromiya analyzes how and why Stalin was a rare, even unique, politician who literally lived by politics alone. He analyses how Stalin understood psychology campaigns well and how he used this understanding in his political reign and terror. Kuromiya provides a convincing, concise and up-to-date an

Contents:

Cover ; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Preface; Chronology; 1. From Georgia to Russia; Soso; Koba; Stalin; 2. Revolution and Civil War; From February to October; Civil War; 3. Struggle for Power; The New Economic Policy; Battle Royal; 4. `Revolution from Above'; The Crisis of the NEP; Industrialisation and Collectivisation; 5. Famine and Terror; Famine; Great Terror; 6. War; Struggle for Survival; Uncertainty; War; 7. Twilight of the God; Victory; Cold War; Death; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 2005 by Pearson Education.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 05, 2013).

ISBN:

1-317-86780-7

1-317-86779-3

1-315-83541-X

1-281-34726-4

9786611347260

1-4058-9868-2

9781315835419

OCLC:

870590039