The Nature of Stalin's Dictatorship: The Politburo, 1924-1953 (Hardcover)

List of Tables Preface Notes on Contributors Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Introduction Stalin as Leader, 1924-1937: From Oligarch to Dictator; E.A.Rees An Elite within an Elite: Politburo/Presidium Membership Under Stalin, 1927-1953; E.Mawdsley From Team-Stalin to Degenerate Tyranny; S.G.Wheatcroft The Politburo and the Economic Policy-Making; R.W.Davies, M. Ilic & O.Khlevnyuk The Politburo and Foreign Policy in the 1930s; D.Watson The Ukrainian Politburo, 1934-1937; V.Vasiliev Stalin as Leader, 1937-1953: From Dictator to Despot; E.A.Rees Appendix 1: Changes in the Membership of the Politburo/Presidium 1927-1957 Appendix 2: The Fate of Members and Candidate Members of the Politburo, June 1924 - October 1952 Bibliography Name Index Subject Index