Master of the house : Stalin and his inner circle / Oleg V. Khlevniuk ; translated by Nora Seligman Favorov.
Based on meticulous research in previously unavailable documents in the Soviet archives, this compelling book illuminates the secret inner mechanisms of power in the Soviet Union during the years when Stalin established his notorious dictatorship.
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| Series: | Yale-Hoover series on Stalin, Stalinism, and the Cold War.
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Table of Contents:
- The Stalinization of the Politburo, 1928-1930
- Power in crisis, 1931-1933
- A facade of liberalization, 1934
- Terror and conciliation, 1935-1936
- Stalin and the great terror, 1937-1938
- On the eve of war : the new structure of Stalin's government
- Conclusion : master of the house.