Stalin Years

CHRISTOPHER READ is Professor of History at the University of Warwick.

• AcknowledgementsForewordGlossaryStalin's Life and TimesPART 1: MAIN CURRENTS OF INTERPRETATION OF STALIN AND THE STALIN YEARSDuring Stalin's LifetimeThe Rise of RevisionismPerestroika and AfterPART 2: CULTURAL REVOLUTIONSocial ModernizationThe Modernization of Russian Motherhood 1917-37; E.WatersTowards the 'New Soviet Person': The Assault on ReligionThe 1929 Congress of the Godless; D.PerisPART 3: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND COLLECTIVIZATIONThe Drive to IndustrializeBuilding the 'Soviet Detroit': The Construction of the Nizhnii Novgorod Automobile Factory, 1927-1932; K.SchulzThe Assault on the PeasantryStalin, Grain Stocks and the Famine of 1932-1933; S.Wheatcroft, M.Tauger and R.W.DaviesPART 4: THE GREAT TERRORWhy Did the Terror Take Place?The Objectives of the 'Great Terror'; O.KhlevnyukThe Purges in the ProvincesHow the Mice Buried the Cat: Scenes from the Great Purges of 1937 in the Russian Provinces; S.FitzpatrickPART 5: THE GREAT FATHERLAND WARSoviet Women at War; J.EricksonPART 6: THE FINAL YEARSThe Cold WarMoscow and the Marshall Plan: Politics, Ideology and the Onset of the Cold War, 1947; G.RobertsStalin's Dictatorship in the Final YearsStalin's Cabinet: the Politburo and Decision Making in the Post-War Years; Y.GorlizkiPART 7: SOME REFLECTIONS ON STALINISMStalinism as a CivilizationStalinism as a Civilization; S.KotkinThe Emerging Picture: Some Concluding ThoughtsNotesBibliographyIndex.

'This is a very welcome, interesting and useful addition to the literature on Stalin and the Stalinist system. It will make available a diverse selection of material. The material contributed by the editor is also very useful: clearly written, balanced and yet also provocative in places. It provides an excellent introduction to the historiography, and importantly locates it in the wider historical, cultural and political context of its time.' - Mark Sandle, De Montfort University 'Particularly helpful for those wanting to write essays at a creative, non-superficial level.' - Dr David Collins, University of Leeds 'Don't let this book go past you if you teach this field.' - History Teaching Review