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Stalinism and the Soviet-Finnish War, 1939–40

Crisis Management, Censorship and Control

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Authors:
  1. Malcolm L. G. Spencer

    1. University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

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  • Examines the extent to which Stalin's Soviet regime had the institutions and agents in the late 1930s to cope with the crisis of war in Finland
  • Assesses a broad cast of characters ranging from ?Joseph Stalin and his inner circle to secret service personnel and figures from art and culture
  • Utilises an extensive range of original, archive research

Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Malcolm L. G. Spencer
    Pages 1-36

  3. Politics and Diplomacy

    • Malcolm L. G. Spencer
    Pages 37-66

  4. Crisis-Management, Censorship, Control

    • Malcolm L. G. Spencer
    Pages 67-103

  5. Signals from Stalin

    • Malcolm L. G. Spencer
    Pages 105-133

  6. Life in Leningrad

    • Malcolm L. G. Spencer
    Pages 135-170

  7. Silencing the Past

    • Malcolm L. G. Spencer
    Pages 171-199

  8. Conclusion

    • Malcolm L. G. Spencer
    Pages 201-208

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 209-229
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About this book

This book offers an illuminating bridge between the political and social dimensions of the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-40. The conflict represented a significant crisis for the Soviet Union, inspiring international condemnation and a significant loss of face for its supporters, both at home and abroad. The focus of this study is not upon the military dynamics of the war, but upon its ability to influence events, interpretations and interactions between agents and institutions within the Soviet Union and the wider international communist movement. Through original archival research, this book considers the ways in which the Soviet leadership reacted to the crisis, the tools at its disposal, and the effectiveness with which it managed to manipulate and control the spread of information through official and unofficial channels. It contributes to a more complete and complex picture of the inter-related nature of Soviet politics, propaganda and mass media in this period.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Malcolm L. G. Spencer

About the author

Malcolm L. G. Spencer has focused his research on the impact of the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-40 on the international communist movement. He was previously awarded the ‘Evan & Peggy Anderson Essay Prize’ from the Russian & Eurasian Studies Centre at St Antony’s College, Oxford in 2015.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Stalinism and the Soviet-Finnish War, 1939–40

  • Book Subtitle: Crisis Management, Censorship and Control

  • Authors: Malcolm L. G. Spencer

  • Series Title: St Antony's Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94646-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-94645-0Published: 13 August 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06889-9Published: 28 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-94646-7Published: 25 July 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2633-5964

  • Series E-ISSN: 2633-5972

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 229

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Russian, Soviet, and East European History, History of World War II and the Holocaust, History of Military, Cultural History, Media and Communication

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