This book provides a wideranging history of every aspect of Stalinsdictatorship over the peoples of the Soviet Union. Drawing upon a huge array ofprimary and se... » 

This book provides a wideranging history of every aspect of Stalinsdictatorship over the peoples of the Soviet Union. Drawing upon a huge array ofprimary and secondary sources The Stalin Era is a firsthand account ofStalinist thought policy and and their effects. It places the man and hisideology into context both within preRevolutionary Russia Lenins SovietUnion and postStalinist Russia. The Stalin Era examines collectivisation industrialisation terror government the Cult of Stalin education and Science family religion The Russian Orthodox Church art and the state. «