Stalin and war, 1918-1953

Titel: Stalin and war, 1918-1953 : patterns of repression, mobilization, and external threat / David R. Shearer
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Ausgabe: First published 2024
Veröffentlicht: London; New York : Routledge, 2024
Umfang: 96 Seiten : Illustration
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
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Routledge histories of Central and Eastern Europe
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Andere Ausgaben: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe
ISBN: 9781032043555 ; 9781032043531 ; 9781003191599

The main sources are Stalin's personal papers in the archive RGASPI (fond 558) in Moscow

The editor is a leading scholar of the subject; the topic is one of the best known figures in twentieth century history

The book aims to explain Stalin's repeated use of mass repression as a central part of his response to recurring fears of external threat and internal insurgency