The great fear : Stalin's terror of the 1930s / James Harris.

By:

Harris, James R, 1964-

Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: x, 205 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780199695768
0199695768

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

947.084/2 23

LOC classification:

DK268.4 .H365 2016

Contents:

Fear and violence -- Peace and insecurity -- The uncertain dictatorship -- The great break -- Relaxation? -- Tensions mount -- The perfect storm.

Summary: "Presents a new and original explanation of the Stalin's Terror based on intelligence materials in Russian archives. It shows how Soviet leaders developed a grossly exaggerated fear of conspiracy and foreign invasion and lashed out at enemies largely of their own making"--Back of jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fear and violence -- Peace and insecurity -- The uncertain dictatorship -- The great break -- Relaxation? -- Tensions mount -- The perfect storm.

"Presents a new and original explanation of the Stalin's Terror based on intelligence materials in Russian archives. It shows how Soviet leaders developed a grossly exaggerated fear of conspiracy and foreign invasion and lashed out at enemies largely of their own making"--Back of jacket.