Cold Peace - Stalin And The Soviet Rulling Circle

Following his country's victory over Nazi Germany, Joseph Stalin was widely hailed as a great wartime leader and international statesman. Unchallenged on the domestic front, he headed one of the most powerful nations in the world. Yet, in the period from the end of World War II until his death, Stalin remained a man possessed by his fears. Based on newly released archival documents, including personal correspondence, drafts of Central Committee paperwork, new memoirs, and interviews with formerfunctionaries and the families of Politburo members, this book will appeal to all those interested in Soviet history, political history, and the lives of dictators.