The oligarchy altered somewhat over time but included such hard-core members as Molotov, Kaganovich, Mikoyan, Voroshilov, and, until 1952, Andreev. Based on archives, published documents, memoirs, biographies, and secondary sources, the book describes the fear and obsequiousness of Stalin's inner circle, but also the team's unabashed admiration for Stalin's brutality, dissimulation, decisiveness, and unwavering commitment to building a communist society and ripping out bourgeois and traditional values, even though doing so needlessly soaked Soviet Russia in blood.
of Sydney, Australia) has written an interesting, accessible, and valuable study of Stalin's "team," the men who surrounded and largely survived the Soviet dictator.
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