Examining the period from the early 1930s through Stalin's death in 1953—the height of the Stalinist regime—this enlightening book reveals what we have learned from the archives, what has surprised us, and what has confirmed what we already knew.

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• Table of Contents (0817928124_toc.pdf ~27 KB)
• Preface (0817928124_vii.pdf ~27 KB)
• List of Contributors (0817928124_xi.pdf ~23 KB)
• Chapter 1: The Contribution of the Soviet Archives (0817928124_1.pdf ~61 KB)
• Chapter 2: The Dictator’s Orders (0817928124_11.pdf ~104 KB)
• Chapter 3: Leaders and Their Institutions (0817928124_35.pdf ~111 KB)
• Chapter 4: Making Economic Policy (0817928124_61.pdf ~93 KB)
• Chapter 5: Providing for Defense (0817928124_81.pdf ~134 KB)
• Chapter 6: The Economy of the Gulag (0817928124_111.pdf ~89 KB)
• Chapter 7: Economic Crime and Punishment (0817928124_131.pdf ~114 KB)
• Chapter 8: Stalin’s Last Plan (0817928124_159.pdf ~132 KB)
• Index (0817928124_193.pdf ~55 KB)