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Book SynopsisUsing a variety of old and new archival sources to examine the emergence of the Soviet system (1917-1937), this combined approach offers chronologically coherent and original construction of some crucial stages and problems in Soviet history.
Table of ContentsPreface G.L. Piatakov (1890-1937): A Mirror of Soviet History State and Peasants in the Reports of the Political Police, 1918-1922 At the Roots of Soviet Industrial Relations and Practices: Piatakov's Donbass in 1921 Stalin's Antiwork "Workerism," 1924-1931 Visitors from other Times: Foreign Workers in the Pre-war Five-Year Plans Bibliography Index