История и сталинизм / History and Stalinism – Soviet Historical Studies Book

История и сталинизм / History and Stalinism – A. N. Mertsalov (ed.), Moscow Politizdat 1991, Soviet Historical Studies Book

Description:
Original 1991 Soviet edition of История и сталинизм (“History and Stalinism”), edited by Andrei Nikolaevich Mertsalov and published by Politizdat in Moscow.

This 448-page volume contains essays by leading Soviet historians analyzing the origins, nature, and consequences of Stalinism in Soviet society. The book explores ideological, political, and social aspects of Stalin’s era and its impact on Soviet science, diplomacy, and culture during the 20th century.

The collection includes works by prominent scholars such as P. V. Volobuev, N. N. Maslov, S. V. Lipitsyn, F. I. Firsov, and others, reflecting the late-Soviet period’s re-evaluation of Stalinism during glasnost (openness).

Printed shortly before the dissolution of the USSR, this edition represents a key historical document of perestroika-era academic thought.

Details:

• Title: История и сталинизм (History and Stalinism)

• Editor: A. N. Mertsalov (А. Н. Мерцалов)

• Publisher: Политиздат (Politizdat)

• Year: 1991

• Pages: 448

• Language: Russian

• ISBN: 5-250-01434-8

• Binding: Hardcover

• Condition: Vintage – light age wear, clean interior, strong binding (see photos)

Topics covered:

• Nature and ideology of Stalinism

• Stalin and the Communist International

• Stalinism in diplomacy and World War II

• Historical reinterpretation during glasnost

• Soviet historiography and Marxist theory