Stalin
Professor Kuromiya is fully steeped in the new sources and fresh historiography of the fearsome dictator. He makes ample use of his earlier pioneering research on Soviet history as well as new documents declassified from the Soviet archives. [This] is the best short biography of Stalin that we have. \ Professor Norman M. Naimark, Stanford University.\ Stalin was once described by Hitler as “half beast, half giant”. His tyrannical rule of the Soviet Unionwas one of the bloodiest episodes...
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A mostrous tyrant, Stalin's rule of the Soviet Union was one of the bloodiest episodes in modern history. This profile looks at how, regarded as intellectually inferior by his rivals, Stalin managed to rise to power and rule the largest country in the world and achieve divine-like status as a dictator. The author has worked on Stalin's rule for nearly 30 years. This title complements the other titles in the Profiles in Power series. The complementary title in the Seminar Studies series Stalin and Stalinism sold over 5000 copies worldwide. There are over 300 Russian studies courses in the UK. Takes an unusual angle-fuses his politics with psychology. David Brandenberger - The American Historical Review ...combines a persuasive, flexible thesis with a terse, thorough, and up-to-date accounting of Stalin's career ... Thoughtful, balanced, and accessible, Kuromiya's biography is well suited for classroom use.
PrefaceviiChronologyxv1From Georgia to Russia1Soso1Koba11Stalin192Revolution and Civil War26From February to October26Civil War363Struggle for Power50The New Economic Policy50Battle Royal584'Revolution from Above'74The Crisis of the NEP74Industrialisation and Collectivisation855Famine and Terror101Famine102Great Terror1136War133Struggle for Survival133Uncertainty143War1507Twilight of the God169Victory169Cold War180Death191Conclusion201Bibliography212Index217
\ From the PublisherKuromiya's Stalin is a masterful and concise account, impressively researched, clearly written, poised and persuasive in its analysis.\ Professor Orlando Figes, Birkbeck College, University of London.\ Professor Kuromiya is fully steeped in the new sources and fresh historiography of the fearsome dictator. He makes ample use of his earlier pioneering research on Soviet history as well as new documents declassified from the Soviet archives. [This] is the best short biography of Stalin that we have.\ Professor Norman M. Naimark, Stanford University.\ “This book provides such knowledge and deserves to be widely read. Many readers will learn a lot from it. Students on many courses will find it valuable”.\ Michael Ellman, Amsterdam University\ “Thoughtful, balanced and accessible. A welcome addition to the literature on the general secretary, as it combines a persuasive, flexible thesis with a terse, thorough and up-to-date accounting of Stalin’s career”.\ David Brandenberger, University of Richmond\ \ \ \ \ \ Europe-Asia StudiesThis new biography of Stalin ... deserves to be widely read. Many readers will learn a lot from it. Students on many courses will find it valuable.\ —Michael Ellman\ \ \ The American Historical Review...combines a persuasive, flexible thesis with a terse, thorough, and up-to-date accounting of Stalin's career ... Thoughtful, balanced, and accessible, Kuromiya's biography is well suited for classroom use.\ —David Brandenberger\ \
