Moscow Politics and The Rise of Stalin: The Communist Party in the Capital, 1925–32 (Studies in Soviet History and Society)

Focusing on the development of the Communist Party in Moscow between 1925 and 1932 and its ultimate assumption of absolute power. This volume examines in detail the political changes in Moscow, including the crisis over collectivization, and the organization strategy of the Party in Moscow. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-20 Front Matter....Pages 21-26 The Moscow Committee and the Left, 1925–7....Pages 27-46 The Right Deviation in Moscow, 1928....Pages 47-67 Bauman and the Crisis over Collectivisation, 1929–30....Pages 68-78 Kaganovich’s Party Organisation, 1930–2....Pages 79-92 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 Party Structure and Organisation....Pages 93-116 Party Membership and Recruitment in Moscow....Pages 117-140 ‘Political Education’, Agitation and Propaganda....Pages 141-164 The Moscow Party Organisation and Moscow Industry....Pages 165-189 Political Participation and Party Democracy....Pages 190-217 Conclusion....Pages 218-227 Back Matter....Pages 228-328