The first English-language biography of Lazar Kaganovich, one of Stalin’s leading deputies, ‘Iron Lazar’ provides an insight into the political and personal relations of the Stalin group, and examines Kaganovich’s role in shaping policy during the Stalinist regime.
This book analyzes the development of the Stalinist state of the 1930s from the perspective of the changing nature of centre-local relations.
This is the first attempt to systematically study the nature of the political leadership system under Stalin. It draws on a wealth of new... Læs mere