Stalin and his hangmen : an authoritative portrait of a tyrant and those who served him
Rayfield, Donald, 1942-2005
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A study of Stalin and his chiefs of police from Dzierzynski to Beria. Many of the sources are from Russian archive material only recently allowed into the public domain. The main focus of the book is the psychological chain that connected Stalin with those men he chose as executioners.
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London : Penguin, 2005.
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xxvi, 528 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: London: Viking, 2004.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 487-498.
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9780141003757 (pbk)9780141003757
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English
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Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953 -- Friends and associatesStalin, Joseph, 1879-1953Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953. -- Friends and associatesHeads of state -- Soviet UnionPolice chiefs -- Soviet UnionSoviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1917-1936Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953Russian -- History -- Stalinism
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