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This is the first attempt to systematically study the nature of the political leadership system under Stalin. It focuses both on the formal institutions of power, such as the Politburo, and on the informal networks of decision-making that were a central feature of his system of rule. It draws on a wealth of new archival material to highlight Stalin's relations with his co-leaders and wider elite groups, and offers different perspectives on the nature and degree of Stalin's system of personal power.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Notes on the Contributors
- Glossary of Russian Terms and Abbreviations Used in Text
- Introduction
- 1 Stalin as Leader 1924–1937: From Oligarch to Dictator
- 2 An Elite within an Elite: Politburo/Presidium Membership under Stalin, 1927–1953
- 3 From Team-Stalin to Degenerate Tyranny
- 4 The Politburo and Economic Policy-making
- 5 The Politburo and Foreign Policy in the 1930s
- 6 The Ukrainian Politburo, 1934–1937
- 7 Stalin as Leader, 1937–1953: From Dictator to Despot
- Appendix 1 Changes in the Membership of the Politburo/Presidium, 1927–1957
- Appendix 2 The Fate of Members and Candidate Members of the Politburo, June 1924–October 1952
- Bibliography
- Name Index
- Subject Index