TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harris,James R.
TI  - The great fear: Stalin's terror of the 1930s 
SN  - 9780199695768
AV  - DK268.4 .H365 2016
U1  - 947.084/2 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Political violence
KW  - Soviet Union
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1936-1953
KW  - 1917-1936
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Fear and violence -- Peace and insecurity -- The uncertain dictatorship -- The great break -- Relaxation? -- Tensions mount -- The perfect storm
N2  - "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
ER  -