Stalin’s Rise and Rule in the USSR, 1924–1941

## Stalin’s Dictatorship: USSR, 1924–41 The period spanning from 1924 to 1941 was one of the most tumultuous and transformative eras in Russian, and indeed global, history. Following the seismic shocks of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, which...

Why the USSR Fell, c.1985–1991: Key Historical Explanations

## Historical Interpretations: What Explains the Fall of the USSR, c.1985-91? For much of the twentieth century, the Soviet Union dominated not just the vast expanse of Eurasia but the global political imagination. At its zenith, the USSR was both the...

Russia's Empire: Managing Nationalities and Post-war Satellite States

## Chapter 4 — Russia and its Empire: Nationalities and Satellite States The history of the Russian Empire and, later, the Soviet Union is indelibly linked with the complex management of a vast mosaic of nationalities. From the partitions of Poland in...