188 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Here is an essential short guide to the history of Eastern Europe under the early decades of communist rule. The study explores the communists attempt to transpose a uniform economic and social system across the region copied from the Soviet model. Dr Fowkes shows how this did not always succeed and he reveals the local variations which became more pronounced after the death of Stalin. The book... Read more
Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 General Background; Part 2 Analysis; Chapter 2 The Seizure of Power; Chapter 3 The Imposition of the Stalinist System; Chapter 4 Stalin’s System at its Height; Chapter 5 De-Stalinization and the Critical Year of 1956; Chapter 6 A Decade of Consolidation; Part 3 Assessment; Chapter 7 Achievements and Failures; Part 4 Documents;
Biography
Fowkes, Ben
