Origins of the Stalinist Political System

Zusammenfassung In this book! Graeme Gill offers new and challenging perspectives on Soviet political development from October 1917 until the outbreak of war in June 1941. He examines the relationship between institutional structures and the conventions! which are created to shape the activities of individuals and considers centre/periphery relations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: what is Stalinism?; Part I. Cohesive Oligarchy, 1917-1922: 1. The structure of sub-national politics; 2. The structure of elite politics; Part II. The Fractured Oligarchy 1922-1929: 3. A strong party structure?; 4. The divided elite; Part III. The Re-Formed Oligarchy 1930-1934: 5. Regions under pressure; 6. The Stalinist elite?; Part IV. The Oligarchy Subdued 1935-1941: 7. The enduring structures of sub-national politics; 8. Elite ravaged; Conclusion: why Stalinism?; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Graeme Gill, Graeme J. Gill, Gill Graeme
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2002
• EAN: 9780521529365
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52936-5
• No. of pages: 472
• Series: Cambridge Russian, Soviet and
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous