Crucibles of Power : Smolensk under Stalinist and Nazi Rule.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

David-Fox, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Menʹshagin, Boris Georgievich, 1902-1984.

Menʹshagin, Boris Georgievich.

Smolenskiĭ obkom KPSS. Partiĭnyĭ arkhiv.

Smolenskiĭ obkom KPSS.

Smolenskai︠a︡ oblastʹ (Russia)--History--20th century.

Smolenskai︠a︡ oblastʹ (Russia).

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

Soviet Union.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (475 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2025.

Summary:

The people of Smolensk survived both of the twentieth century's most brutal dictatorships. Michael David-Fox probes their experiences under Stalinist and Nazi rule to unravel the threads of authoritarianism. Focused on personal stories, David-Fox leaves no question as to despots' reliance on the collaboration and acquiescence of ordinary citizens.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Note on Transliteration

Prologue: The Captured Archive

Introduction

1. An Epicenter of the Stalin Revolution

2. Colonizing the Countryside

3. The Enemy Within

4. Regime Change 1941

5. Murder and Humiliation

6. Partisans Come to Power

7. Collaboration and the Russian Question

8. Sex Crimes and a Clash Over Civilization

9. Soviet Power Returns

Epilogue: Afterlives

Archival Abbreviations

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: David-Fox, Michael Crucibles of Power

ISBN:

9780674298187

OCLC:

1482262707