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Death of Stalin
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Death of Stalin

Sheila Fitzpatrick
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What happened when the terrifying Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin, suddenly died?

Everyone remembers the bumbling characters around Stalin's deathbed in Armando Iannucci's film Death of Stalin, but who knows what actually came next? Those bumblers from the Politburo, Stalin's heirs, immediately and efficiently launched into reforms across the board. Meanwhile, the West's vigilant Soviet-watchers almost completely missed the story ...

In this vivid, deeply knowledgeable short book, award-winning historian Sheila Fitzpatrick offers a new look at a crucial moment in history.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Black Inc.
Country
Australia
Date
3 June 2025
Pages
176
ISBN
9781760645090

What happened when the terrifying Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin, suddenly died?

Everyone remembers the bumbling characters around Stalin's deathbed in Armando Iannucci's film Death of Stalin, but who knows what actually came next? Those bumblers from the Politburo, Stalin's heirs, immediately and efficiently launched into reforms across the board. Meanwhile, the West's vigilant Soviet-watchers almost completely missed the story ...

In this vivid, deeply knowledgeable short book, award-winning historian Sheila Fitzpatrick offers a new look at a crucial moment in history.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Black Inc.
Country
Australia
Date
3 June 2025
Pages
176
ISBN
9781760645090

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