Revisioning Stalin and Stalinism: Complexities, Contradictions, and Controversies

By Susan Grant

Book Overview

This thought-provoking collection of essays analyses the complex, multi-faceted, and even contradictory nature of Stalinism and its representations.

Stalinism was an extraordinarily repressive and violent political model, and yet it was led by ideologues committed to a vision of socialism and international harmony. The essays in this volume stress the complex, multi-faceted, and often contradictory nature of Stalin, Stalinism, and Stalinist-style leadership, and. explore the complex picture that emerges. Broadly speaking, three important areas of debate are examined, united by a focus on political leadership:

* The key controversies surrounding Stalin's leadership role
* A reconsideration of Stalin and the Cold War
* New perspectives on the cult of personality

Revisioning Stalin and Stalinism is a crucial volume for all students and scholars of Stalin's Russia and Cold War Europe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350229334
• ISBN13: 9781350229334
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"