Stalin. Volume 1, Paradoxes of power, 1878-1928
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Green Hills - Adult Biography | B S7825k | Checked Out |
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2014.
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Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 949 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 863-912) and index.
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In his biography of Stalin, Kotkin rejects the inherited wisdom about Stalin's psychological makeup, showing us instead how Stalin's near paranoia was fundamentally political and closely tracks the Bolshevik revolution's structural paranoia, the predicament of a Communist regime in an overwhelmingly capitalist world, surrounded and penetrated by enemies. At the same time, Kotkin posits the impossibility of understanding Stalin's momentous decisions outside of the context of the history of imperial Russia.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kotkin, S. (2014). Stalin . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kotkin, Stephen. 2014. Stalin. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kotkin, Stephen. Stalin Penguin Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kotkin, Stephen. Stalin Penguin Press, 2014.
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