Stalin close up

Georgi Dimitrov (1882-1949), the most prominent Bulgarian Communist leader and the chief of the Komintern between 1935 and 1941, left a private diary which has recently been published (in Bulgarian in 1997; in English in 2003). One contribution of this remarkably rich document is the portrait of Sta...

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Main Author: Todorov, Tzvetan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2004
In: Totalitarian movements and political religions
Year: 2004, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 94-111
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:Georgi Dimitrov (1882-1949), the most prominent Bulgarian Communist leader and the chief of the Komintern between 1935 and 1941, left a private diary which has recently been published (in Bulgarian in 1997; in English in 2003). One contribution of this remarkably rich document is the portrait of Stalin it draws: Dimitrov met him frequently and transcribed faithfully his words. Among other features revealed by this portrait are the nationalistic turn of his communism; his pragmatic appreciation of the balance of powers; and hypocrisy as a systematic strategy.
ISSN:1743-9647
Contains:Enthalten in: Totalitarian movements and political religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1469076042000223419