{"product_id":"the-last-days-of-stalin-paperback","title":"The Last Days of Stalin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Rubenstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping account of the months before and after Stalin's death and how his demise reshaped the course of twentieth-century history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Joshua Rubenstein's riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952 when no one could foresee an end to Joseph Stalin's murderous regime. He was poised to challenge the newly elected U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower with armed force, and was also broadening a vicious campaign against Soviet Jews. Stalin's sudden collapse and death in March 1953 was as dramatic and mysterious as his life. It is no overstatement to say that his passing marked a major turning point in the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Stalin\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging, briskly told account of the dictator's final active months, the vigil at his deathbed, and the unfolding of Soviet and international events in the months after his death. Rubenstein throws fresh light on \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe devious plotting of Beria, Malenkov, Khrushchev, and other \"comrades in arms\" who well understood the significance of the dictator's impending death;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe witness-documented events of his death as compared to official published versions;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStalin's rumored plans to forcibly exile Soviet Jews;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe responses of Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles to the Kremlin's conciliatory gestures after Stalin's death; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe momentous repercussions when Stalin's regime of terror was cut short.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Rubenstein\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University. He lives in Brookline, MA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48364913393913,"sku":"9780300228847","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/nCT6L5DsXF9780300228847.webp?v=1778136777","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-last-days-of-stalin-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}