The Lost Politburo Transcripts: From Collective Rule to Stalin's Dictatorship (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300209082)

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 Stalin's 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 Stalin's consolidation of power.

Author: Paul Gregory
ISBN-10: 0300209088
ISBN-13: 9780300209082
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2014
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d