Stalin and War, 1918-1953: Patterns of Repression, Mobilization, and External Threat

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David R. Shearer

Stalin and War, 1918-1953

Patterns of Repression, Mobilization, and External Threat

David R. Shearer

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Routledge
11 September 2023

Regional studies; European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Military history; Second World War; Social & political philosophy; Political leaders & leadership; Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship; Regional geography

Series: Routledge Histories of Central and Eastern Europe

Stalin and War, 1918-1953 is the first book to examine the patterns of radicalized internal violence that characterized the Stalinist regime across the whole of the dictator’s rule, and it is one of the only works to connect patterns of internal violence to the dictator’s perceptions of war and foreign threat.

Discussion focuses on the crisis years 1928-1932, 1936-1939, the Great Fatherland War, and the last war crisis period, 1947-1953. Violent repressions under Stalin were cyclical. They peaked and ebbed but, in each case, they were linked to Stalin’s expectation of war and invasion, to his perceived need for urgent internal mobilization, and to intense foreign policy activity. Stalin’s behavior in each of these perceived war crises followed a pattern established during the dictator's experience as a military commander in the Russian revolutionary wars, and especially during the Polish war in 1919 and 1920. Together, these chapters trace a consistent and interconnected logic of war and repression throughout Stalin’s political life.

This book will be of interest to professional scholars of Soviet history, twentieth-century history, and World War II history, and it is approachable enough to be appreciated by general readers.

By: David R. Shearer
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 370g
ISBN: 9781032043555
ISBN 10: 1032043555
Series: Routledge Histories of Central and Eastern Europe
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 11 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David R. Shearer is the Thomas Muncy Keith Professor of History at the University of Delaware and a specialist in the history of Stalinism.