Stalin and stalinism book

Breaker of nations provides such a biography with the vital information for one to build a basic stable foundation of the life of this twentieth century tyrant. The contributors have analysed specific areas of the research available on stalin and stalinism in the ussr debate. First published in 1983, stalin and stalinism has established itself as one of the most popular textbooks for those who want to understand the stalin phenomenon. A portrait of stalin in all his murderous contradictions the new. It describes the ways in which soviet citizens tried to live ordinary lives in the extraordinary circumstances of stalinism. Following lenins death, stalin contributed to the theoretical debates within the communist party, namely by developing the idea of socialism in one country.

Stalinism as a civilization 1995, a study of the steel city of. The third edition of this bestselling seminar study answers these questions and provides the latest research, interpretations and historiographical debates about one of the most fascinating figures of the twentieth century. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the sparknotes joseph stalin study guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays. Lenins death in 1924 left joseph stalin, leon trotsky, and nikolay bukharin as the leaders of the allrussian communist party. The book was a sharpelbowed intervention in the decadesold debate between totalitarian historians, who saw in the soviet union an. This third edition provides up to date analysis of the stalin era. Stalin and stalinism 2nd edition by alan wood, 2005. Stalin and stalinism were apparently genuinely popular. Why did he come to power and how did he use that power. Ruthless and cunning, stalin born iosif djugashviliseemed intent on living up to his revolutionary surname which. Allegory of stalinism most directly one would say that animal farm is an allegory of stalinism, growing out from the russian revolution in 1917.

Ultimately, this book reads like a high school book report, perhaps on those12 listed sources. Parallel lives, by the british historian alan bullock, published in 1992, is the best and certainly. Joseph stalin has 158 books on goodreads with 6658 ratings. This updated fourth edition draws on a wealth of new publications, and includes increased discussion on culture, religion and the new society that stalin fashioned as well as more on. A fine crossover book for both upperlevel and introductory courseswell written. Kirov, stalins lieutenant, led to prosecutions for an alleged plotvast, trotskyinspired, and aided by nazi germanyto overthrow stalins government. Joseph stalin s most popular book is dialectical and historical materialism. Haughey, georgetown university everyday stalinism should prove invaluable for any course on soviet history. And a compelling central thread holds it all together.

These farreaching essays provide the raw materials towards a comparative analysis and offer the means to deepen and extend research in the field. Whats generally accepted to be the best biography of stalin. It presents a portrait of an emerging social species, homo sovieticus, for which stalinism was the native. Stalin is a complex work, demanding a dedicated reader. Perfect for the classroom, the essays in this book contain some of the best recent research and thinking about stalins key role in russian history. Stalinism, 19281940 chapter 7 the cambridge history of. Stalin books goodreads meet your next favorite book. The aim of this book is to survey the literature dealing with stalinism, provide a rounded analysis of what stalinism means, and suggest a line of. Many researchers really talk about stalinism as a special political practice of stalin, a special political regime tied to the personality of stalin. Waiting for hitler, 19291941 contains a 50page bibliography covering both the life of stalin and stalinism in the soviet union.

Stalinism for all seasons is the first comprehensive history of the romanian communist party rcp. Everyday stalinism may seem like an oxymoron, but life did go on even in those terrible circumstances, and it is the virtue of this book that it attempts to understand what life was like for ordinary people. The internationally distinguished contributors to this landmark volume represent a variety of approaches to the nazi and stalinist regimes. Everyday stalinism ordinary life in extraordinary times. Knowing how a nations people actually lived, thought, and felt is essential to any real understanding of the past. Stalin and stalinism by martin mccauley, 9781405874366, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The book skipped over this history because it would have cut across one of the central arguments made at the time in favor of perestroikathat market relations were inherently at odds with the interests of the communist party bureaucracy. Robert conquest writes his book for the common reader who only has a minimal knowledge of stalin and stalinism.

Written in a clear and accessible manner, and fully updated throughout to incorporate recent research findings, the book also contains a chronology of key events, whos who and guide. Their work should be placed within the context of current scholarship in the field, both in the former soviet union and the west. Lenin and trotsky were the two who made the russian socialist revolution possible while the majority of bolsheviks, stalin included, said it was not possible. May 20, 2020 basic to stalinism was the doctrine of socialism in one country, which held that, though the socialist goal of world proletarian revolution was not to be abandoned, a viable classless society could be built within soviet boundaries and despite encirclement by a largely capitalist world. Animal farm by george orwell, the gulag archipelago 19181956 by aleksandr solzhenitsyn, iron curtain. Joseph stalin, secretarygeneral of the communist party of the soviet union 192253 and premier of the soviet state 194153, who for a quarter of a century dictatorially ruled the soviet union and transformed it into a major world power. This book is an exploration of the everyday and the extraordinary in stalins russia and how they interacted.

Writing a family memoir when your grandfather was stalins. One of the most influential of the postsoviet books was the princeton historian stephen kotkins magnetic mountain. The cultural norms of soviet modernity, 19171941 2003. Stalin, in three volumes, tells the story of russias power in the world and stalins power in russia, recast as the soviet union. If stalinism is not a theory, then perhaps this is a special political practice. This book is 346 pages, including bibliographical notes and index.

Tucker, can be seen as amplifying that remark nearly a half century after the death of joseph stalin himself. It insisted that during the 1930s revolutionary enthusiasm was the primary method used to stimulate people to work, ignoring the fact that income inequality rose substantially at this time. A superbly researched book details the incompetents and priapic murderers whom stalin selected to carry out his atrocities. This book is an exploration of the everyday and the extraordinary in stalin s russia and how they interacted. Stalin breaker of nations by robert conquest 1991 covers the life of joseph stalin, from his childhood in gori to his death at his nearer dacha kuntsevo near moscow on march 5, 1953. A psychoanalytic study daniel rancourlaferriere snippet view 1988. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our.

Stalin and stalinism has established itself as one of the most popular textbooks for those who want to understand the stalin phenomenon. Fully updated throughout to incorporate recent research findings, the book also. Nov 30, 2014 stalin is a complex work, demanding a dedicated reader. Considering the ways in which stalins legacy still affects attitudes in and towards postsoviet russia, stalin and stalinism examines stalins ambiguous personal and political. The first section highlights similarities and differences in the leadership cults at the heart of the. The drive for socialist industrialisation was impressive, but it was only one aspect of stalin s revolution, one front of the socialist offensive. Bibliography of stalinism and the soviet union wikipedia. Stalin, hitler and the temptations of totalitarianism the. List of books and articles about stalinism online research. In the introduction conquest modestly says, this book is not a dissection of stalins character, but a sketch. However, since the publication of his works new information has been released by the kremlin which radically changes the story he presents, so much so that the old narratives are unreliable. Stalin and stalinism by alan wood, 9780415307321, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A superbly researched book details the incompetents and priapic murderers whom stalin selected to carry out his atrocities donald rayfield wed 27 apr 2016 10. Of the many books that deal with these two worldchanging figures, hitler and stalin.

His real name was dzhugashvili also spelled dzugashvili or djugashvili. This book comprises twelve essays on stalinism by leading international historians, whose work presents a range of interpretations regarding stalinisms origins and consequences. In some ways the book builds toward a history of the world from stalins office at least that is what it has felt like to write it. Neostalinism overlaps significantly with neosovietism and soviet nostalgia. In the purge trials many old bolsheviks, including kamenev, zinoviev, aleksey rykov, and bukharin, were accused, pleaded guilty, and were executed. Apr 09, 2019 stalin and stalinism explores how he ammassed, retained and deployed power to dominate, not only his close associates, but the population of the soviet union and soviet empire. Vladimir tismaneanu uses documents that he discovered while working in the rcp archives in. In the course of his book, however, laqueur submits no evidence to support this opinion.

Stalin and stalinism explores how he ammassed, retained and deployed power to dominate, not only his close associates, but the population of the soviet union and soviet empire. It traces the origins of the oncetiny, clandestine revolutionary organization in the 1920s through the years of national power from 1944 to 1989 to the post1989 metamorphoses of its members. The stalin period can be viewed as dating from his rise to power in 1928, although the stalinist system was not fully in place before 1936 to 1953. The book is easy to read, wellorganized, and ideal for the beginning student of soviet history and stalinism. The second edition of a bestselling pamphlet, stalin and stalinism has been fully updated to take in new debates and controversies which have emerged since the collapse of the soviet union. Stephen kotkins biography of stalin has an extensive bibliography. Stalinism for all seasons by vladimir tismaneanu hardcover. What are the differences between trotskyism, leninism and. This book comprises 11 essays on stalinism by both eminent historians. Stalin and stalinism ebook by alan wood 97814398058. This book is not designed to be a biography of stalin.

The conclusions are trite and shallow, and almost drown out the groans, screams, and gunshots that stalins edifice to himself was built on. Which also features the breezy assertion that despite the exploitation and the terror, people still thought that they were building socialism, guided by the wise father of the nation, stalin p. Lenin and trotsky didnt care for their personal comfort or wealth and dedicated all th. Alex halberstadt, whose new book is young heroes of the soviet union. Moving from leader to autocrat and finally despot, stalin played a key role in shaping the first half of the twentieth century with, at one time, around onethird of the. This extraordinary volume, augmented by a revealing new introduction by the editor, robert c. Ruthless and cunning, stalinborn iosif djugashviliseemed intent on living up to his revolutionary surname which. In his major contribution to this book, leszek kolakowski calls stalinism a unified state organism facing atomlike individuals.

Siegelbaum and sokolovs book effectively illuminates how soviet citizens sought to survive in the 1930s by creating a way of life under stalinism. Before he died, lenin warned his party comrades to beware of stalin s ambitions. Neal ascherson applauds martin amis for his honesty, but finds koba the dread inadequate as a book written to honour the victims of stalin neal ascherson fri 6. The book s account of labor policy under stalin was also false. His research focuses on the political, social, and cultural history of the stalin era. Read the fulltext online edition of stalin and stalinism 20. Politics, society and stalinism in the ussr john channon. In particular the essays address the following questions. The book is nonetheless engaging enough for the serious russian history buff. Kotkin himself almost despairs of the challenges he faced in narrating the complicated and fractured tale of revolution, civil war and. Stalin, hitler and the temptations of totalitarianism. This book comprises twelve essays on stalinism by leading international historians, whose work presents a range of interpretations regarding stalinism s origins and consequences. Choose from 500 different sets of stalinism flashcards on quizlet. Stalinism was a development of leninism, and while stalin avoided using the term marxismleninism stalinism, he allowed others to do so.

Most directly one would say that animal farm is an allegory of stalinism, growing out from the russian revolution in 1917. Stalinism, 19281940 chapter 7 the cambridge history. By the time of joseph stalin s death in march 1953, the ussr had become an industrial, military and nuclear giant. Considering the ways in which stalin s legacy still affects attitudes in and towards postsoviet russia, stalin and stalinism examines stalin s ambiguous personal and political legacy, his achievements. Hoffmann is professor of history at ohio state university where he teaches russian history, including an upperlevel course on stalinism. Breaker of nations will at least come away with the conclusion that stalin was the most prolific mass murderer in history yes. The second edition of a bestselling pamphlet, stalin and stalinism h. Vadim rogovin and the sociology of stalinism mehring books.

Paradoxes of power, 18781928 contains a 52page bibliography and stalin. Since this is an account of urban life, the killing of millions of peasants, dealt with by fitzpatrick modern russian historyuniv. Kotkin has given us a textured, gripping examination of the foundational years of the man most responsible for the construction of. Stalin and stalinism martin mccauley snippet view 1983. An examination of the stalin cult and why it was so successful even today. This chapter describes the state and society that developed out of stalin s revolution. Because it is cast as an animal fable it gives the readerviewer, some distance from the specific political events. Adopting another view of stalin means looking at the historic stalin through the eyes of the oppressed class, through the eyes of the exploited and oppressed. Stalin and stalinism revised edition by martin mccauley, 20. Siegelbaum provides an excellent introduction as well as informative commentary throughout the book.