The secret file of Joseph Stalin : a hidden life [2001]
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The secret file of Joseph Stalin : a hidden life / Roman Brackman.
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Language
English
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Published
London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, c2001.
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Physical Description
xx, 466 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents Summary
Starting with Stalin's early years, the author reveals the bitter family conflict caused by the suspicion that the boy was the result of an adulterous affair. The suspicion poisoned the lives of his parents and led to the family's breakup, and to severe abuse by Stalin's father that left the ten-year-old boy's arm crippled for the rest of his life. The traumatized boy grew up into a brutal and crafty criminal, becoming an agent-provocateur of the Tsarist secret police, the Okhrana. This account details Stalin's role as an Okhrana agent, and reconstructs his rivalry with Roman Malinovsky, the top Okhrana agent in Lenin's organization.
The book explores why Stalin was not exposed after the collapse of the Tsarist regime. It gives an account of the discoveries in the old archives of Stalin's Okhrana files after his rise to power. It came to light in 1926 and there were several attempts to use the file to depose and execute Stalin as an Okhrana provocateur. Soviet officials of Polish and Jewish ethnic origin played a part in the story of this file, and Brackman argues that this inspired Stalin's hatred for these two groups, igniting the irrational urge to destroy them that led to his alliance with Hitler and the partitioning of Poland, which started World War II.
Subjects
Subject
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953.
Russia. Okhrannyia otdieleniia.
Soviet Union. Narodnyi komissariat vnutrennikh del.
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Subject Terms
Heads of state -> Soviet Union -> Biography.
Soviet Union Politics and government 1917-1936.
Soviet Union Politics and government 1936-1953.
Russia History Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
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ISBN
0714650501 (cloth)
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | General collection | 947.084 BRA | - | General Stacks | - |
The secret file of Joseph Stalin : a hidden life [2001]
In Research Room
BookGeneral Information
Author
Brackman, Roman, 1931-
General Information
Original Title
The secret file of Joseph Stalin : a hidden life / Roman Brackman.
General Information
Language
English
General Information
Published
London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, c2001.
General Information
Physical Description
xx, 466 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents Summary
Starting with Stalin's early years, the author reveals the bitter family conflict caused by the suspicion that the boy was the result of an adulterous affair. The suspicion poisoned the lives of his parents and led to the family's breakup, and to severe abuse by Stalin's father that left the ten-year-old boy's arm crippled for the rest of his life. The traumatized boy grew up into a brutal and crafty criminal, becoming an agent-provocateur of the Tsarist secret police, the Okhrana. This account details Stalin's role as an Okhrana agent, and reconstructs his rivalry with Roman Malinovsky, the top Okhrana agent in Lenin's organization.
The book explores why Stalin was not exposed after the collapse of the Tsarist regime. It gives an account of the discoveries in the old archives of Stalin's Okhrana files after his rise to power. It came to light in 1926 and there were several attempts to use the file to depose and execute Stalin as an Okhrana provocateur. Soviet officials of Polish and Jewish ethnic origin played a part in the story of this file, and Brackman argues that this inspired Stalin's hatred for these two groups, igniting the irrational urge to destroy them that led to his alliance with Hitler and the partitioning of Poland, which started World War II.
Subjects
Subject
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953.
Russia. Okhrannyia otdieleniia.
Soviet Union. Narodnyi komissariat vnutrennikh del.
Subjects
Subject Terms
Heads of state -> Soviet Union -> Biography.
Soviet Union Politics and government 1917-1936.
Soviet Union Politics and government 1936-1953.
Russia History Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Bibliographic Information
ISBN
0714650501 (cloth)
Holdings
Book - 947.084 BRA
Item Type
Book
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Call Number
947.084 BRA
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
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