Sheila Fitzpatrick Bücher

Jahrzehntelang galt Stalin als unumstrittener Diktator der Sowjetunion. Daher beurteilten viele Historiker seine engsten Vertrauten lediglich als Ja-Sager und Statisten auf der politischen Bühne. Die Autorin korrigiert diese Sichtweise, indem sie aufzeigt, dass hinter Stalin eine Gruppe loyaler Anhänger stand, die zusammen mit ihm ein Team bildeten, das vom Ende der 1920er Jahre bis zu seinem Tod eine ebenso bemerkenswerte wie erschreckende Effizienz an den Tag legte. Stalins Entourage fürchtete und bewunderte ihn gleichermaßen; der Despot wiederum hatte nur diese Gefolgsleute als soziales Umfeld. Die Leser begegnen dem Geheimdienstchef Beria, den die anderen Mitglieder nach Stalins Tod eilends hinrichten lassen. Molotov, die Nr. 2 nach Stalin, bleibt Teil der Mannschaft selbst nachdem seine Ehefrau ins Exil geschickt wird. Ordshonikidse entwickelt bei der Industrialisierung des Landes unternehmerische Ambitionen. Andreev, der Chef der Parteikontrollkommission, hat auf den Reisen zu blutigen Säuberungen in der Provinz sein Grammophon dabei. Es sollte der aufbrausende Nikita Chrustschow sein, der vier Jahre nach Stalins Tod dessen Mannschaft endgültig auflöste, nachdem der Übergang zu einer kollektiven Staatsführung gelungen war. Von den 1920er Jahren bis zu Stalins letzten, von paranoiden Ängsten geprägten Jahren entsteht ein neues Bild des Herrschers der UdSSR und seines Umfeldes.

Focusing on Soviet education policy from 1921 to 1934, this sequel delves into the evolution of educational practices and ideologies during a transformative period in Soviet history. It builds upon the insights of the author's earlier work, "Commissariat of Enlightenment," providing a detailed analysis of how education was shaped by political and social changes. The book highlights the challenges and innovations in the educational system, reflecting broader themes of state control and ideological influence in the pursuit of enlightenment.

The essays explore a fresh perspective on Stalinism and Nazism, challenging traditional narratives and methodologies. By reexamining their histories, the authors aim to uncover deeper insights into these regimes, offering a critical analysis that reshapes our understanding of their impact and legacy.

Stalinism is a provocative addition to the current debates related to the history of the Stalinist period of the Soviet Union. Sheila Fitzpatrick has collected together the newest and the most exciting work by young Russian, American and European scholars, as well as some of the seminal articles that have influenced them, in an attempt to reassess this contentious subject in the light of new data and new theoretical approaches.The articles are contextualized by a thorough introduction to the totalitarian/revisionist arguments and post-revisionist developments. Eschewing an exclusively high-political focus, the book draws together work on class, identity, consumption culture, and agency. Stalinist terror and nationalities policy are reappraised in the light of new archival findings. Stalinism offers a nuanced navigation of an emotive and misrepresented chapter of the Russian past.

Focusing on Lunacharsky's commissariat, this study explores its pivotal role in shaping education and the arts during Bolshevik Russia. It delves into the policies and cultural initiatives implemented under his leadership, highlighting the intersection of ideology and artistic expression in a transformative period. Through detailed analysis, the book reveals how this institution influenced the development of Soviet culture and education, offering insights into the complexities of governance and creativity in a revolutionary context.

When Lenin asked, Who will beat whom? (Kto kogo?), he had no plan to wage revolutionary class war in culture. Many young Communists thought differently, however. Seeking in the name of the proletariat to wrest cultural hegemony from...

The first chronicle of Stalin's inner political and social circle―from a leading Soviet historianStalin was the unchallenged dictator of the Soviet Union for so long that most historians have dismissed the officials surrounding him as mere yes-men and political window dressing. On Stalin's Team overturns this view, revealing that behind Stalin was a group of loyal men who formed a remarkably effective team with him from the late 1920s until his death in 1953. Drawing on extensive original research, Sheila Fitzpatrick provides the first in-depth account of this inner circle and their families. She vividly describes how these dedicated comrades-in-arms not only worked closely with Stalin, but also constituted his social circle. Stalin's team included the wily security chief Beria; Andreev, who traveled to provincial purges while listening to Beethoven on a portable gramophone; and Khrushchev, who finally disbanded the team four years after Stalin's death. Taking readers from the cataclysms of the Great Purges and World War II to the paranoia of Stalin's final years, On Stalin's Team paints an entirely new picture of Stalin within his milieu―one that transforms our understanding of how the Soviet Union was ruled during much of its existence.

Fascinating story of survival in World War II

Here is a pioneering account of everyday life under Stalin, written by one of the foremost authorities on modern Russian history. Focusing on urban areas, the book is an eye-opening account of day-to-day life in the blighted urban landscape of 1930's Russia schovat popis