The last days of Stalin /
Rubenstein, Joshua,
The last days of Stalin / Joshua Rubenstein. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Death of Stalin -- A New Purge -- Stalin's Paranoia and the Jews -- The Kremlin Moves On -- The Surprise of Reform -- A Chance for Peace? -- The End of the Beginning -- Epilogue.
"Joshua Rubenstein's riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952 when no one could foresee an end to Joseph Stalin's murderous regime. He was poised to challenge the newly elected U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower with armed force, and was also broadening a vicious campaign against Soviet Jews. Stalin's sudden collapse and death in March 1953 was as dramatic and mysterious as his life. It is no overstatement to say that his passing marked a major turning point in the twentieth century. The Last Days of Stalin is an engaging, briskly told account of the dictator's final active months, the vigil at his deathbed, and the unfolding of Soviet and international events in the months after his death. Rubenstein throws fresh light on: the devious plotting of Beria, Malenkov, Khrushchev, and other 'comrades in arms' who well understood the significance of the dictator's impending death; the witness-documented events of his death as compared to official published versions; Stalin's rumored plans to forcibly exile Soviet Jews; the responses of Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles to the Kremlin's conciliatory gestures after Stalin's death; and the momentous repercussions when Stalin's regime of terror was cut short"--
9780300216769 0300216769
12758624
82317169-F1B3-434B-BB26-E5A4AAE8A74C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 --Death and burial.
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 --Relations with Jews.
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 --Political and social views.
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 --Influence.
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953.
1936-1975
Heads of state--Soviet Union--Biography.
Social change--History.--Soviet Union
HISTORY--Russia & the Former Soviet Union.--Europe
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Presidents & Heads of State.
HISTORY--Military--World War II.
HISTORY--Eastern.--Europe
HISTORY--Former Soviet Republics.--Europe
Diplomatic relations.
Heads of state.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political and social views.
Politics and government.
Relations with Jews.
Social change.
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1936-1953.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1953-1975.
Soviet Union.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.
DK268.S8 / R83 2016eb
947.084/2092
000134020
The last days of Stalin / Joshua Rubenstein. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Death of Stalin -- A New Purge -- Stalin's Paranoia and the Jews -- The Kremlin Moves On -- The Surprise of Reform -- A Chance for Peace? -- The End of the Beginning -- Epilogue.
"Joshua Rubenstein's riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952 when no one could foresee an end to Joseph Stalin's murderous regime. He was poised to challenge the newly elected U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower with armed force, and was also broadening a vicious campaign against Soviet Jews. Stalin's sudden collapse and death in March 1953 was as dramatic and mysterious as his life. It is no overstatement to say that his passing marked a major turning point in the twentieth century. The Last Days of Stalin is an engaging, briskly told account of the dictator's final active months, the vigil at his deathbed, and the unfolding of Soviet and international events in the months after his death. Rubenstein throws fresh light on: the devious plotting of Beria, Malenkov, Khrushchev, and other 'comrades in arms' who well understood the significance of the dictator's impending death; the witness-documented events of his death as compared to official published versions; Stalin's rumored plans to forcibly exile Soviet Jews; the responses of Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles to the Kremlin's conciliatory gestures after Stalin's death; and the momentous repercussions when Stalin's regime of terror was cut short"--
9780300216769 0300216769
12758624
82317169-F1B3-434B-BB26-E5A4AAE8A74C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 --Death and burial.
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 --Relations with Jews.
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 --Political and social views.
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 --Influence.
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953.
1936-1975
Heads of state--Soviet Union--Biography.
Social change--History.--Soviet Union
HISTORY--Russia & the Former Soviet Union.--Europe
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Presidents & Heads of State.
HISTORY--Military--World War II.
HISTORY--Eastern.--Europe
HISTORY--Former Soviet Republics.--Europe
Diplomatic relations.
Heads of state.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political and social views.
Politics and government.
Relations with Jews.
Social change.
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1936-1953.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1953-1975.
Soviet Union.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.
DK268.S8 / R83 2016eb
947.084/2092
000134020