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The Stalin cult in East Germany and the making of the postwar Soviet empire, 1945-1961 /

"This study examines the Stalin cult in East Germany as both a representative and a unique case study of Sovietization in Eastern Europe. The author investigates the emergence and functioning of the postwar Soviet empire from the end of World War II to the building of the Berlin Wall"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tikhomirov, Alexey (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:A revised and expanded version of a Russian edition based on author's dissertation.--Acknowledgements.
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022]
Series:Harvard Cold War studies book series.
Subjects:
Germany (East) > Politics and government.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Influence.
Political leadership > Germany (East) > History.
Communism > Germany (East) > History.
Political culture > Germany (East) > History.
Political rehabilitation > Germany (East)
Post-communism > Germany (East)
Allemagne (Est) > Politique et gouvernement.
Réhabilitation (Politique) > Allemagne (Est)
Postcommunisme > Allemagne (Est)
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953.
Communism.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political culture.
Political leadership.
Political rehabilitation.
Politics and government.
Post-communism.
Germany (East)
History.
Description
Summary:"This study examines the Stalin cult in East Germany as both a representative and a unique case study of Sovietization in Eastern Europe. The author investigates the emergence and functioning of the postwar Soviet empire from the end of World War II to the building of the Berlin Wall"--
Physical Description:xiv, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781666911893
1666911895