Stalin: Revolutionary in an Era of War
Stalin's massive impact on Soviet history is often explained in terms of his inherent evil, personality defects, and power lust. This volume argues that Stalin's thoughts and actions are best contextualized in the inter-relationship between war and revolution in the first half of the twentieth...
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Stalin's massive impact on Soviet history is often explained in terms of his inherent evil, personality defects, and power lust. This volume argues that Stalin's thoughts and actions are best contextualized in the inter-relationship between war and revolution in the first half of the twentieth century. Kevin McDermott incorporates recently declassified materials from the former Soviet Party archives and provides a critical review of western and Russian historiography.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780333711224 (033371122X)
Publish date: September 4th 2006
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Series: European History in Perspective
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