Stalin's Industrial Revolution Politics and Workers, 1928}}}1931 [Paperback]

The first detailed English socio-political history of Stalin's industrial revolution, during the initial Five-Year plan, depicts a period of sacrifice for the entire nation.The first detailed English socio-political history of Stalin's industrial revolution, during the initial Five-Year plan, depicts a period of sacrifice for the entire nation.This is the first detailed political and social history in English of Stalin's industrial revolution during the first Five-Year Plan. The diversion of vast resources into industrialization severely squeezed national consumption, imposing a heavy burden and sacrifice on the entire nation. By examining the links between high politics, mass ideology and proletarian society, Kuromiya has managed to produce a balanced and thoughtful account of this important period in Soviet history. Times Literary Supplement Hiroaki Kuromiya's study of this class during the first five year plan provides a penetrating analysis of the political and social dynamics of Stalinism. Times Higher Education Supplement