On Stalin's team : the years of living dangerously in Soviet politics
Fitzpatrick, Sheila2017
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Stalin was the unchallenged dictator of the Soviet Union for so long that most historians have dismissed the officials surrounding him as mere yes-men and political window dressing. On Stalin's Team overturns this view, revealing that behind Stalin was a group of loyal men who formed a remarkably effective team with him from the late 1920s until his death in 1953. Drawing on extensive original research, Sheila Fitzpatrick provides the first in-depth account of this inner circle and their families. She vividly describes how these dedicated comrades-in-arms not only worked closely with Stalin, but also constituted his social circle.
Main title:
On Stalin's team : the years of living dangerously in Soviet politics / Sheila Fitzpatrick.
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Imprint:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2017.
Collation:
384 pages : 30 halftones.
ISBN:
9780691175775 (pbk)
Dewey class:
947.0842
Language:
English
Subject:
BiographyBiography: historical, political & militaryHistoryMarxism & CommunismPolitical leaders & leadershipPolitical structures: totalitarianism & dictatorshipStalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 -- Friends and associatesSoviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953Political culture -- Soviet Union -- History
BRN:
2107429