E. A. Rees

Iron Lazar

A Political Biography of Lazar Kaganovich

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Produktbeschreibung

The first English-language biography of Lazar Kaganovich, one of Stalin's leading deputies, 'Iron Lazar' provides an insight into the political and personal relations of the Stalin group, and examines Kaganovich's role in shaping policy during the Stalinist regime.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 631g
• ISBN-13: 9781783080571
• ISBN-10: 1783080574
• Artikelnr.: 39308057

Autorenporträt

E. A. Rees is a specialist in Russian/Soviet history, and has published three monographs and ten edited volumes on the development of the Soviet political system. Formerly Professor of Eastern European History at the European University of Florence, he is currently a reader in Russian and Soviet history at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Making of a Bolshevik, 1893-1917
Chapter 2. Red Terror and Civil War, 1918-1921
Chapter 3. Building the Monolithic Party, 1922-1927
Chapter 4. Ukrainian Party Boss, 1925-1928
Chapter 5. The Triumph of the Stalin Faction, 1928-1929
Chapter 6. Revolution from Above, 1928-1935
Chapter 7. Stalin's Deputy, 1930-1935
Chapter 8. Moscow Party Boss, 1930-1935
Chapter 9. Boss of Rail Transport, 1935-1937
Chapter 10. Political and Social Revolution through Terror, 1936-1938
Chapter 11. The Man
Chapter 12. The Despot's Creature, 1939-1953
Chapter 13. De-Stalinization and Nemesis, 1953-1991
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index