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The Lost Politburo Transcripts: From Collective Rule to Stalin's Dictatorship

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In this groundbreaking book, prominent Western and Russian scholars examine the “lost” transcripts of the Soviet Politburo, a set of verbatim accounts of meetings that took place from the 1920s to 1938 but remained hidden in secret archives until the late 1990s. Never intended for publication or wide distribution, these records (known as stenograms in Russia) reveal the actual process of decision making at the highest levels of the Soviet communist party. The transcripts also provide new, first-hand records of the rise of Stalins dictatorship.

 

The contributors to the volume explore the power struggles among the Politburo members, their methods of discourse and propaganda, and their economic policies. Taken as a whole, the essays shed light on early Soviet history and on the individuals who supported or opposed Stalins consolidation of power.

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Paul Gregory is Cullen Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Houston. As a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, he directs the Soviet Archives Working Group. He lives in Bellaire, TX. Norman Naimark is Robert and Florence McDonnell Professor of East European Studies, Stanford University. He lives in Stanford, CA.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780300134247
Author:
Gregory, Paul R.
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Editor:
Gregory, Paul; Naimark, Norman
Editor:
Gregory, Paul
Editor:
Naimark, Norman
Editor:
Gregory, Paul R.; Naimark, Norman
Author:
Naimark, Norman
Author:
Gregory, Paul
Subject:
Russia (pre & post Soviet Union)
Subject:
Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Subject:
History
Subject:
Soviet Union
Subject:
Political Process - Political Parties
Subject:
Political History
Subject:
Soviet Union Politics and government.
Subject:
'TSK KPSS - History
Subject:
Russia-General Russian History
Subject:
Soviet Union - Politics and government -
Subject:
History : Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Subject:
Political Science : General
Publication Date:
20081131
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
288
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