Stalin's world : dictating the Soviet order /

Using the materials of Stalin's personal archive, this book explores the dictator's 'vision' of the world from two different but complementary perspectives. It begins by addressing the question of how he interpreted information. When one compares the material that he read from we...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Davies, Sarah (Sarah Rosemary) (Author), Harris, James R., 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven [Connecticut] ; London [England] : Yale University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Political and social views.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Language.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953
1917-1953
Political leadership > Soviet Union > History.
Communism > Soviet Union > Philosophy.
Political culture > Soviet Union > History.
Heads of state > Soviet Union > Biography.
Dictators > Soviet Union > Biography.
Communisme > URSS > Philosophie.
Chefs d'État > URSS > Biographies.
HISTORY > Europe > Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
Communism > Philosophy
Dictators
Heads of state
Language and languages
Political and social views
Political culture
Political leadership
Politics and government
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1917-1936.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1936-1953.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement > 1917-1936.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement > 1936-1953.
Soviet Union
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Terms and Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Stalin's Vision
  • PART I. INFORMATION AND INTERPRETATION
  • 1. 'Bolshevik' Leadership
  • 2. Spymania
  • 3. Capitalist Encirclement
  • PART II. THE POWER OF STALIN'S WORDS
  • 4. The Leader Cult
  • 5. The Working Class
  • 6. Soviet Culture
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index.

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