The Stalin Years: The Soviet Union, 1929-1953
An account covering the entire period of the Stalin era, this text includes chapters on ideology, politics, economic development, social change, nationalities, culture and external relations. The final chapter deals with the Great Terror. This interpretation of events stresses the intimate connection between internal and external policy.
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