James Hughes

Stalin, Siberia and the Crisis of the New Economic Policy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book makes an important contribution to the current re-evaluation of the origins of Stalinism.

This book makes an important contribution to the current re-evaluation of the origins of Stalinism. Although it is widely acknowledged by Western scholars that the Soviet grain crisis of 1927-8 and Stalin's Siberian tour of January 1928 were crucial factors in the decision to abandon the New Economic Policy (NEP) and return to a more ideologically rigid policy of collectivisation and rapid industrialisation, studies have hitherto concentrated on the role of leading personalities and 'high politics'. In this book, Dr James Hughes presents an in depth examination of the crisis of the NEP from the regional perspective of Siberia and analyses the events and pressures 'from below', at the grassroots level of Soviet society. Using publications of the Siberian party and statistical investigations of the countryside, Dr Hughes offers new insights into several largely uncharted features of the Soviet system in these years.

Table of content:
List of tables; Preface; Note on transliteration and dates; weights and measures; Map of Siberia in 1928; Introduction; 1. The Siberian peasant utopia; 2. The party and the peasantry; 3. Who was the Siberian kulak?; 4. The crisis of NEP; 5. The end of NEP; 6. The emergency measures; 7. The 'Irkutsk affair'; Conclusion; Appendix; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 459g
• ISBN-13: 9780521545693
• ISBN-10: 0521545692
• Artikelnr.: 21017512

Autorenporträt

James Hughes is an illustration agent at Folio Art in the UK, representing some of the best international professional illustrators. He has also been a contributor and contract adviser for the Association of Illustrators. James shares tips on the business of illustration through his blog and YouTube channel: The Illustrator's Guide and coaches and mentors freelance illustrators to help them get started in their creative careers.

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables
Preface
Note on transliteration and dates
Weights and measures
Map of Siberia in 1928
Introduction
1. The Siberian peasant utopia
2. The party and the peasantry
3. Who was the Siberian kulak?
4. The crisis of NEP
5. The end of NEP
6. The emergency measures
7. The 'Irkutsk affair'
Conclusion
Appendix
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index.