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Stalin's earlier years (up to 1917) have received a much fuller and more systematic treatment than his activities since the establishment of the Soviet regime in Russia. Admirable as Mr. Malamuth's editorial work has been, the later part of the book, dealing with the crucial problem of Stalin's rise to power, has remained rather sketchy and ...
The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia is a history of private life in the Soviet Union during Stalinism, written by Orlando Figes. It was published in 2007 by Metropolitan Books and as an audiobook in 2018 by Audible Studios.
Along with the laughter it offers the reader unfamiliar with Stalin's legacy a number that is the first step in understanding Russia's modern tragedy. That number, once again, is twenty million." [ 9 ] In The New York Times Book Review , writer and critic Paul Berman called the work "one of the oddest books about Stalin ever written, indignant ...
Stalin's theory of "Socialism in One Country" was a contrast to Trotsky's "Permanent Revolution". Trotsky's downfall was swift, he was first removed as Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs (January 1925), then removed from the Politburo (October 1926), and lost his seat on the Central Committee in October 1927.
Prior to Stalin's rule, literary, religious and national representatives had some level of autonomy in the 1920s but these groups were later rigorously repressed during the Stalinist era. [64] Socialist realism was imposed in artistic production and other creative industries such as music , film and sport were subject to extreme levels of ...
Barbara C. Allen praised the book for its meticulous exploration of Stalin's ideological formation. She commended Suny for his in-depth analysis of Stalin's strengths and weaknesses as a Marxist organizer, agitator, and politician, particularly emphasizing his insightful coverage of Stalin's relationships and his adept weaving of personal and political dynamics.
On 1 March 1953, Stalin's staff found him semi-conscious on the bedroom floor of his Kuntsevo Dacha. [560] He was moved onto a couch and remained there for three days, [561] during which he was hand-fed using a spoon and given various medicines and injections. [562] Stalin's condition continued to deteriorate, and he died on 5 March. [563]
Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books. New Haven: Yale University Press. Sudjic, D. (2022). Stalin's Architect: Power and Survival in Moscow. Cambridge: The MIT Press. Sullivan, R. (2015). Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva (Illustrated edition). New York: HarperCollins.