Politics, Society and Stalinism in the USSR
Over the past two decades in the West there has been a substantial re-appraisal of the Stalinist period. Social historians, in particular, have focused their attention on the social dynamics of Stalinism. This collection of essays is based on a conference
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Politics, Society and Stalinism in the USSR Edited by
John Channon
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PALGRAVEMACMILLAN
First published in Great Britain 1998 by
MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world This book is published in Macmillan's Studies in Russia and East Europe series Chairman of the editorial board: Michael Branch Series ISBN 978-0-333-71018-0 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-349-26531-2 ISBN 978-1-349-26529-9 (eBook) DOl 10.1007/978-1-349-26529-9 First published in the United States of America 1998 by
ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC., Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 978-0-312-21126-4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Politics, society and Stalinism in the USSR I edited by John Channon. p. em.- (Studies in Russia and East Europe) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-312-21126-4 (cloth) I. Soviet Union-Politics and govemment-1917-1936. 2. Soviet Union-Politics and govemment-1936-1953. I. Channon, John. II. Series. DK267.P627 1998 947.08-dc21 97-40880 CIP © School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London 1998 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1998 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London WIP 9HE. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. 10 07
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Contents Notes on the Contributors
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Introduction John Channon
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Joseph Stalin: The Making of a Stalinist Robert Service
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Stalinism: The Primacy of Politics E.A. Rees
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The Origins of the Stalinist State: Power and Politics in Moscow, 1928-32 Catherine Merridale
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Stalinism and Party Organization (1933-48) Silvio Pons
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The Leader Cult: Propaganda and its Reception in Stalin's Russia Sarah Davies
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Stalinism and the Graphic Arts Stephen White
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Stalinism and the Working Class in the 1930s Donald Filtzer
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Stalin and the Peasantry: Reassessing the Postwar Years, 1945-53 John Channon
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Index
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