

An edition of Life and terror in Stalin's Russia, 1934-1941 (1996)
By Robert W. Thurston
Publish Date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
eng
Pages
316
Description:
Examining Stalin's reign of terror, this text argues that the Soviet people were not simply victims but also actors in the violence, criticisms and local decisions of the 1930s. It suggests that more believed in Stalin's quest to eliminate internal enemies than were frightened by it.
subjects: Politics and government, Kommunisticheskai︠a︡ partii︠a︡ Sovetskogo Soiuza, Purges, Totalitarianism, Political purges, Kommunisticheskai͡a partii͡a Sovetskogo Soi͡uza, Stalin, joseph, 1879-1953, Soviet union, politics and government, 1917-1991, Kommunisticheskaia partiia sovetskogo soiuza, Soviet union, history, 1925-1953, Terreur, Dagelijks leven, Purges politiques, Totalitarisme, Politique et gouvernement, Parti communiste de l'Union sovietique, Kommunistichesaia partiia Spvetslpgp Spoiza, Communism, Political theory & ideology, Russian & soviet history, 1917-1991 - history, Political biography, Europe - political biography, Europe - politics & government, Asia - political biography, Historical biography - russia & soviet uni, Kommunisticheskai︠a︡ partii︠a︡ Sovetskogo Soi︠u︡za
People: Joseph Stalin (1879-1953)
Places: Soviet Union
Times: 1936-1953, 11936-1953