Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Transliteration and Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Red Moscow 10
7. 2. The Palace 28
8. 3. The War 57
9. 4. Moscow of the Plan 79
10. 5. Moscow of the Shadows 111
11. 6. The Vysotniki 137
12. 7. The View from the Top 171
13. 8. De-Stalinization and the Battle against “Excess” 191
14. Epilogue 215
15. Notes 219
16. Bibliography 249
17. Index 263