E. A. Rees

Iron Lazar (eBook, PDF)

A Political Biography of Lazar Kaganovich

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Produktbeschreibung

'Iron Lazar' is the first English-language biography of Lazar Kaganovich, one of Stalinist Russia's leading deputies. With its focus on the political and personal relations of the Stalin group, this groundbreaking text offers a previously inaccessible insight into Kaganovich's role in shaping policy during the Stalinist era.

The study begins by examining Kaganovich's early political career and his ascent to power - a feat achieved via a distinguished role in the Civil War, which led to his elevation into the party Secretariat in Moscow. By 1930 he, Stalin and Molotov effectively constituted Russia's ruling triumvirate, and for a period Kaganovich appeared to be the heir apparent to the Soviet Union. He played a crucial role in enforcing agricultural collectivization, in the reconstruction of Moscow, in railway and industrial administration and in carrying out the Great Terror. A very close associate of Stalin, and a major figure in promoting his cult of celebrity and establishing his dictatorship, Kaganovich subsequently fell out of favour.

Rees's work strives to examine the personal and political dynamics shaping the Stalinist system. He notes that Kaganovich was a colourful figure - an orator as well as a forceful administrator - and that he was the most prominent Jewish figure in Soviet political life in this era. This unique biography charts the way in which these personal characteristics contributed to the development of the Stalinist system throughout Kaganovich's career, how he was himself transformed by this experience, and the way in which he subsequently sought to rationalize his role.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783080885
• Artikelnr.: 44758010

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