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Plamper, Jan, 1970–
The Stalin cult : a study in the alchemy of power / Jan Plamper.
p. cm. — (The Yale-Hoover series on Stalin, Stalinism, and the Cold War)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-300-16952-2 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Stalin, Joseph, 1879–1953—Influence. 2. Stalin, Joseph, 1879–1953—Public opinion. 3. Stalin, Joseph, 1879–1953—In mass media. 4. Soviet Union—Politics and government—1917–1936. 5. Soviet Union— Politics and government—1936–1953. 6. Cults—Political aspects—Soviet Union—History. 7. Political culture—Soviet Union—History. 8. Public opinion—Soviet Union—History. 9. Mass media—Political aspects—Soviet Union—History. I. Title.
DK268.s8p535 2011
947.084'2—dc23
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