Cold peace : Stalin and the Soviet ruling circle, 1945-1953
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Cold peace : Stalin and the Soviet ruling circle, 1945-1953
Oxford University Press, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-237) and index
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内容説明
In the period from the end of World War II until his death, Stalin became an increasingly distrustful despot. He habitually picked on and humiliated members of his inner circle, had them guarded around the clock, had their correspondence decoded by secret police, bugged the lines of even his most senior deputies, and even drove several to the point of publicly betraying their spouses in order to prove their allegiance. This book argues that Stalin's behavior was not entirely paranoid and erratic but followed a clear political logic. The authors contend that his system of leadership was at once both modern-Stalin vested authority in committees, elevated younger specialists, and made key institutional innovations-and patrimonial-repressive, informal, and based on personal loyalty. Always, Stalin's goal was to make the USSR a global power and, though the country teetered on the edge of violence during this period of acute domestic and international pressure, he succeeded in achieving superpower status and in holding on to power despite his old age and ill health.Based on the newest archival material available, including personal correspondence, drafts of Central Committee paperwork, new memoirs, and interviews with former functionaries and the families of Politburo members, this book will appeal to all those interested in Soviet history, political history, and the biographies of dictators.
目次
- INTRODUCTION
- PART I: RECONSTRUCTION
- 1. A RETURN TO ORDER
- 2. STATE BUILDING STALIN-STYLE
- PART II: STALIN'S SHIFT
- 3. THE POLITBURO'S LAST PURGE
- 4. PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE: COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND STALINIST CONTROL
- PART III: STALIN'S LEGACY
- 5. AWAKENING TO CRISIS
- 6. STALIN'S LAST STRUGGLE
- CONCLUSION
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