Fitzpatrick Sh. Smert' Stalina

Author	Fitzpatrick Sh.
Title	Smert' Stalina
Description	In this masterful account of the death of the “Father of Nations”, the circumstances of private life and high politics are closely intertwined. By the time Joseph Stalin died in March 1953, he had ruled the Soviet Union single-handedly for more than twenty years. During that period, the country endured the ruthless campaign of economic modernisation in the early 1930s and the Great Terror, then moved from the catastrophic opening months of the Second World War to an unequivocal victory that transformed it into a genuine superpower. A cult had formed around Stalin, granting him an almost divine status and making the existence of an obvious successor impossible. His death was therefore bound to become a profound shock, both for the Soviet Union and for the wider world. Drawing on her unrivalled knowledge of Stalin’s inner circle and Soviet society, Sheila Fitzpatrick tells a story in which details worthy of black comedy coexist with dramatic events of global significance. She carefully examines the problems and opportunities, many of them missed, created by the leader’s death. The final chapter traces the turbulent posthumous fate of Stalin’s image, including the changes in attitudes towards him taking place in Russia today.
Year	2026
Publisher	Al'pina
Pages	208
Cover	Hardcover
ISBN	978-5-00223-831-6

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