5. Stalin's Last Years and the Succession— 1950-55

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 7
3. Preface 9
4. 1. Zhdanov’s Victory— 1946 19
5. 2. The Great Debates — 1947 67
6. 3. Zhdanov’s Fall— 1948 94
7. 4. Triumph of Reaction— 1949 114
8. 5. Stalin's Last Years and the Succession— 1950-55 136
9. 6. B. M. Kedrov— A Soviet “Liberal” 161
10. Conclusion 182
11. Appendixes 187
12. Bibliography 225
13. Index 233