Life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941 on jstor. Moscow and russia s urban crisis, 19061914 oxford university press, 1987. Repression has a longterm negative effect on political participation. Using german and russian sources, the author probes soviet morale and performance in the early fighting. Thurstons portrait of the era sheds new light on stalin and the nature of his regime. History file the soviets 45 life in stalins russia. But, argues robert thurston in this controversial book, stalin did n. Using millions of arrest records from archival documents, and polling station level election results, we examine how past exposure to repres sion during the stalin era has affected voter turnout in putins russia. Orlando figes is professor of history at birkbeck, university of london. But we have a number of testimonies to their mutual discontent at this stage, one of which thurston himself quotes. But, argues robert thurston in this controversial book, stalin did not intend to terrorize the country and did not need to rule by fear. Thurstons book, life and terror in stalins russia, is an ambitious and forceful attack on descriptions of the soviet 1930s as totalitarian.
Stalins terror and the longterm political effects of mass repression. It was published in 2007 by metropolitan books and as an audiobook in 2018 by audible studios. Stalins russia, 1926 1934 19967 and articles on soviet historiogra phy and social his. The people continued to criticise stalin and the soviet regime, and complain about particular policies. Drawing on recently opened soviet archives and other. But, argues robert thurston in this book, stalin did not intend to. Through the analysis of interviews of former soviet citizens, letters to the politburo and memoirs of soviet citizens, this. Life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941, by robert thurston. Life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941 edition 1. The book examines many themes, including attitudes towards social and economic policy, the terror, and the leader cult, shedding light on a hugely important part of russia s social, political, and cultural history. For if the soviet state fell apart, stalin s career would be at an end. Ohr on thurston, life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941 h. Publisher yale university press collection inlibrary.
Stalins reign of terror war and genocide in childrens. Synopsis examining stalin s reign of terror, this text argues that the soviet people were not simply victims but also actors in the violence, criticisms and local decisions of the 1930s. Stalins terror and the longterm political effects of. In 1922 stalin became secretary of the communist party. Jul 28, 2017 during the eighties and nineties, russians generally thought the true extent of stalins great purge 193638 was never revealed, with many claiming far more people were killed than officially.
Life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941 robert w. Stalins propaganda and terror for leaving cert history. Life and terror in stalins russia 1934 1941 author. But, argues robert thurston in this controversial book, stalin did not intend to terrorize the. Nov 01, 2018 terror s purpose was to rid russia of any of stalins opponents and to force loyalty to russia s man of steel. But, argues robert thurston in this controversial book, stalin did not. Thurston mint 5 life and terror in stalin s russia, 19341941 by robert w. Origins of the great purgeslife and terror in stalins russia, 19341941stalinist perpetrators on triallife and terror in stalins russia. University of glasgow popular opinion in stalin s russia. Life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941 semantic. Even more striking is what stalin said in his speech to the crucial february march 1937 plenum. Private life in stalin s russia, journal of genocide research, 12. Articles and opeds in various newspapers and popular magazines, e. Explorations in russian and eurasian history 12, 4 fall 2011.
Stalin and the selfdestruction of the bolsheviks, 1935 1939 new haven. Request pdf on jan 1, 2007, orlando figes published the whisperers. In stalins time and even in stalins worst times the regime was supported by more than simple terror vera dunham. Life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941 edition 1 by. Thurston, life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941. Jul 21, 2006 thurston holds that stalin would not have acted against an old and valued ally not a good analysis in view of stalin s record. Memoirs and interviews with soviet people indicate that many more believed in stalin s quest to eliminate internal enemies than were frightened by it. It suggests that more believed in stalin s quest to eliminate internal enemies than were frightened by it. Life and terror in stalin s russia, 19341941 by thurston, robert w. The main answer to this question is the death of lenin in the 1924. Private life in stalin s russia find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
The concerns of state,society, and people in moscow, 190614 r thurston russian history 11 1, 5382, 1984. It presents an unconventional and less condescending view of the soviet people, depicted not simply as victims but also as actors in the violence. But, argues robert thurston in this book, stalin did not intend to terrorize the country and did not need to rule by fear. Thurstons life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941 download download pdf robert w. He, for example, dismisses the idea that stalin had a hand in the murder of kirov, among other reasons because kirov got. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 739 pages and is available in hardcover format. Life and terror in stalins russia pdf the irish marxist. After world war ii, zhdanov was thought to be the successorinwaiting to joseph stalin but. He did not want stalin to succeed him as leader and he asked that stalin be removed from office because heis too rude and uncomradely. Although since then we have new information released by the russian authorities not covered here, it is still a valuable source for critical analysis of the stalin period. Life and terror in stalins russia pdf the irish marxist leninist. True, as amy knight points out in her excellent book on the kirov murder, there is no document with stalins name on it. Russian localitys exposure to repression during the stalin era, and the effect of this repression on local voting patterns between 2003 and 2012.
Articles the post stalin era destalinization, daily life, and dissent miriam dobson in the irst decade after the opening of the soviet archives, scholars focus both east and west of where the iron curtain once hung largely centered on. Violence, ideology, and the building of stalins soviet empire by michael polano thesis submitted to the graduate school of wayne state university. In this essay, i will examine how the ruthless dictator used propaganda to 1 create a cult of personality and 2 to promote the 5year plans. Terror, in the sense of mass, unjust arrests, characterized the ussr during the late 1930s. Examining stalin s reign of terror, this text argues that the soviet people were not simply victims but also actors in the violence, criticisms and local decisions of the 1930s. As you have access to this article, a pdf of this content is available in through the. Private life in stalin s russia is a history of private life in the soviet union during stalinism, written by orlando figes.
For some people stalin must be a monster, and its not possible to say anything different about this. Life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941 by robert w. Thurstons life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941. Terror, propaganda, and dissent, 19341941 by sarah. Apr 28, 2016 life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941, by robert thurston. Life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941, by robert. Stalins terror and the longterm political effects of mass. Life and terror in stalins russia, 19341941 semantic scholar. The main characters of this history, non fiction story are.
This archive contains interviews with famous russian and soviet cultural and political figures including, for example, an interview with stalins daughter svetlana alliluyeva, and aleksandr solzhenitsyn reading his novel one day in the life of ivan denisovich. May 01, 2018 life and terror in stalin s russia 19341941. According to caroline kennedypipe, author of russia and the world. Zhukov and roya talibova department of political science university of michigan june 22, 2017.
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