Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929–1941
Stephen Kotkin
Translated from English by N. Edelman; scientifically edited by A. Belykh. – Moscow: Gaidar Institute Press, 2025. – 1896 p.
ISBN 978-5-93255-679-5 (general)
ISBN 978-5-93255-681-8 (Vol. 2)
Stephen Kotkin, a world-renowned historian and professor at Princeton University (USA), has made a successful attempt to write a comprehensive history of the Stalinist regime and its impact on Eurasia and the rest of the world. The first volume, Paradoxes of Power, examines the life and work of Stalin from his birth to 1928, when he made a choice that determined the country’s further development.
You are holding in your hands the second of three volumes of this work, Waiting for Hitler. This volume examines Stalin's role in the key events that took place in the USSR between 1929 and 1941: the "revolution from above" (the end of the NEP and forced collectivization), industrialization, the creation of a modern army, the Great Terror, and preparations for war with Germany. The author shows the process of creating Stalin's dictatorial regime, explains his psychology, and the reasons for making the most important decisions. The book ends with the events of Saturday evening, June 21, 1941.
ISBN 978-5-93255-679-5 (general)
ISBN 978-5-93255-681-8 (Vol. 2)
Stephen Kotkin, a world-renowned historian and professor at Princeton University (USA), has made a successful attempt to write a comprehensive history of the Stalinist regime and its impact on Eurasia and the rest of the world. The first volume, Paradoxes of Power, examines the life and work of Stalin from his birth to 1928, when he made a choice that determined the country’s further development.
You are holding in your hands the second of three volumes of this work, Waiting for Hitler. This volume examines Stalin's role in the key events that took place in the USSR between 1929 and 1941: the "revolution from above" (the end of the NEP and forced collectivization), industrialization, the creation of a modern army, the Great Terror, and preparations for war with Germany. The author shows the process of creating Stalin's dictatorial regime, explains his psychology, and the reasons for making the most important decisions. The book ends with the events of Saturday evening, June 21, 1941.