The Leader Cult in Communist Dictatorships: Stalin and the Eastern Bloc

B. Apor, J. Behrends, P. Jones, E. Rees

Palgrave Macmillan UK, Oct 11, 2004 - History - 298 pages

The first book to analyze the distinct leader cults that flourished in the era of 'High Stalinism' as an integral part of the system of dictatorial rule in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Fifteen studies explore the way in which these cults were established, their function and operation, their dissemination and reception, the place of the cults in art and literature, the exportation of the Stalin cult and its implantment in the communist states of Eastern Europe, and the impact which de-Stalinisation had on these cults.

About the author

S. DAVIES Senior Lecturer, University of Durham, UK B. ENNKER Professor of History, University of Tübingen, Germany C. KELLY Professor of History, New College Oxford, UK A.V. KLIMO Visiting Professor, International University, Bremen, Germany I. MAIN Researcher A. MOCANESCU Researcher, University of Durham, UK J. PLAMPER Research Fellow, University of Tübingen, Germany A. PUTO Researcher, European University Institut, Florence, Italy M. ROLF Assistant Lecturer, Department of History, Humbolt University, Berlin S. SRETENOVIC Researcher, European University Institut, Florence, Italy M. WIEN Researcher, European University Institut, Florence, Italy M. ZAREMBA Professor, University of Warsaw, Poland

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Leader Cult in Communist Dictatorships: Stalin and the Eastern Bloc
• Editors: B. Apor, J. Behrends, P. Jones, E. Rees
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2004
• ISBN: 1403934436, 9781403934437
• Length: 298 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / General; History / General; History / Modern / General; History / Russia & the Former Soviet Union