The Stalin Dictatorship: Khrushchev's 'secret Speech' And Other Documents
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some edge wear and minor chipping. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Hardcover, appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work in Cold War historiography, The Stalin Dictatorship presents a critical collection of primary sources documenting one of the twentieth century's most brutal political regimes. At its core is Nikita Khrushchev's explosive 1956 Secret Speech delivered to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, in which the Soviet leader openly condemned Stalin's reign of terror, personality cult, and systematic purges. Edited and annotated by the distinguished Australian scholar T. H. Rigby, the volume contextualises these revelatory documents with scholarly introductions that illuminate the machinery of Stalinist power, political repression, and ideological control. Rigby's authoritative annotations guide the reader through the complex web of Soviet politics, making this an indispensable resource for students and scholars of Russian history, Cold War studies, and comparative totalitarianism. Sober in tone yet deeply illuminating, this collection remains a vital primary-source anthology for understanding the dark legacy of Stalinist rule.
Author: T. H. Rigby
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Sydney University Press
Genre: History
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some edge wear and minor chipping. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Hardcover, appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work in Cold War historiography, The Stalin Dictatorship presents a critical collection of primary sources documenting one of the twentieth century's most brutal political regimes. At its core is Nikita Khrushchev's explosive 1956 Secret Speech delivered to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, in which the Soviet leader openly condemned Stalin's reign of terror, personality cult, and systematic purges. Edited and annotated by the distinguished Australian scholar T. H. Rigby, the volume contextualises these revelatory documents with scholarly introductions that illuminate the machinery of Stalinist power, political repression, and ideological control. Rigby's authoritative annotations guide the reader through the complex web of Soviet politics, making this an indispensable resource for students and scholars of Russian history, Cold War studies, and comparative totalitarianism. Sober in tone yet deeply illuminating, this collection remains a vital primary-source anthology for understanding the dark legacy of Stalinist rule.