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Iron Lazar
Edward Arfon Rees
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Description for Iron Lazar
Hardback. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 390 pages, 10+ bw photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 43. Weight in Grams: 764.
The first English-language biography of Lazar Kaganovich, one of Stalin’s leading deputies, ‘Iron Lazar’ investigates the life of a man of key importance to the shaping of the Stalinist state. With its insight into the political and personal relations of the Stalin group, as well as its examination of this aspiring politician’s policy-making role during the Stalinist regime, ‘Iron Lazar’ investigates the previously undocumented life of Lazar Kaganovich, the last surviving member of the Stalin government and one-time heir apparent to the Soviet Union.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
Series
Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Number of Pages
390
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857283498
SKU
V9780857283498
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About Edward Arfon Rees
E. A. Rees is a specialist in Russian/Soviet history, and has published three monographs and ten edited volumes on the development of the Soviet political system. Formerly Professor of Eastern European History at the European University of Florence, he is currently a reader in Russian and Soviet history at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University ... Read more
Reviews for Iron Lazar
‘This outstanding study draws on a vast range of published and archival material to provide a comprehensive account of the activities of this major Soviet politician.’ —Robert Davies, ‘Slavic Review’ ‘Rees’s study is an excellent political biography of a leader who has all too often been dismissed or disparaged as a caricature.’ — Alison Rowley, ‘Canadian Slavonic Papers’ ‘This is ... Read more