Stalin, Vol I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878 to 1928

Gives an intimate view of the Bolshevik regime's inner geography, bringing to the fore materials from Soviet military intelligence and the secret police. This book explains how chaos from revolution and civil war became a permanent feature of Soviet administration, even as the regime and Stalin acqu [...]
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Gives an intimate view of the Bolshevik regime's inner geography, bringing to the fore materials from Soviet military intelligence and the secret police. This book explains how chaos from revolution and civil war became a permanent feature of Soviet administration, even as the regime and Stalin acquired ever more power.