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12 Stalin Revolution: Politics and Power. Overview. Main Issues and Themes Stalinism: Models Vozhd’: Stalin as Leader Pillars of Power: Party, State, Army, Police Conclusions. A. Issues and Themes. Historiography Sources Theme: “Stalin Revolution” New politics Economic breakthrough
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Overview • Main Issues and Themes • Stalinism: Models • Vozhd’: Stalin as Leader • Pillars of Power: Party, State, Army, Police • Conclusions
A. Issues and Themes • Historiography • Sources • Theme: “Stalin Revolution” • New politics • Economic breakthrough • Social transformation • Cultural construction and “Sovietization”
B. Stalinism: Models • “Totalitarianism” • Bureaucracy • Social Interpretation • Political Culture
C. Vozhd’: Stalin as Leader • Roots • Praktik • Ruler • Stalinism: the doctrines • Stalin: Imaged and imagined
“In the Kremlin, Stalin Is Taking Care of Each of Us” (1940)
D. Instruments of Power • Party • State • Military • Police
D. Instruments of Power1. The Party • Re-building • De-structuring • Re-staffing • Results
D. Instruments of Power2. Soviet State • Bureaucracy • “Stalin Constitution” • Constraints • Rationalization
D. Instruments of Power3. Army • Taming • Rebuilding
D. Instruments of Power4. Police • Reorganizing • Power • GULAG • Leaders: Iagoda, Ezhov, Beria