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A Different Stalin. Political Reforms in the USSR in 1933–1937.

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A Different Stalin. Political Reforms in the USSR in 1933–1937.
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How, back in 1920, did Stalin attempt to prevent the collapse of the USSR, which occurred in 1991, and who prevented him? Why and how did he seize leadership of the Bolshevik Party? Why did Stalin, and not Trotsky, Zinoviev, or Bukharin, emerge victorious from the struggle for party leadership? What did he strive for, what did he strive for throughout his life? Was it only uncontrolled power? Did he conceal his plans and goals, or did he act openly? How did the infighting within Stalin's own team unfold? What was the true background behind the "Stalinist repressions"? What reforms in the USSR did he attempt—successfully and unsuccessfully? Why were crucial materials on Joseph Stalin's activities, revealed during the perestroika years, once again classified in 1996? Could Stalin have been the sole and absolute creator of Soviet history from 1922 to 1953? Who benefits from the mythologization of Stalin? Is it possible to create a comprehensive political biography of him today?

Historian Yuri Zhukov attempts to move beyond all preconceived notions and myths—both positive and negative—and reveals a different Stalin—a living man with his own interests, passions, doubts, shortcomings, and achievements.
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