physical destruction in, 232, 261
popular uprisings/disturbances in, 216–217
ratio of forces, 231
repressive measures in, 209–210, 223, 237, 242
Smolensk, Battle of, 210–211
Stalingrad, Battle of, 224–225, 228, 238
Stalin’s emissaries at, 201, 208–209
Stalin’s strategic directives in, 208, 210, 212–213, 217, 219–221, 225, 226–227, 239–240
Stalin’s visits to, 227–228
in Ukraine, 212–213, 221, 222, 228
victories of 1944, 230–231
Zhukov’s commands, 212, 213, 214, 360n2. See also Stalin, Joseph, wartime leadership of
Sovnarkom Bureau of the USSR: Commission on Current Issues, 365n136
formation of, 178–179
function of, 181
Spain, repression of foreign espionage, 156
Spanish Civil War, 153–154, 163
Special Sector, 329, 377nn35–37
Spheres of influence in Europe, 244
Stakhanov, Aleksei, 320–321
Stakhanovites, 320–321
Stalin, Joseph, Gallery 3, 13, 15
“agree and ignore” approach of, 105–106
in airplane flight, 229–230
anti-Semitism of, 284–285, 286
apologists for, ix, x–xi
arrests of, 23, 27, 28, Gallery 4
biographies of, ix–x, 149, 331n2
birth of, 11
bodyguards of, 33–36, 92, 189, 338–339n5
and Bolshevik armed robbery, 26
in car crash, 34
and Caucasian culture of violence, 21–22
childhood and youth of, 11–14
in Civil War Southwestern Front, 59–61
in Civil War Tsaritsyn command, 54–56, Gallery 5
Civil War Tsaritsyn terror campaign of, 56–59
in collective leadership (See Collective leadership)
collectivization policy of, 110–113, 115–116, 299, 300
conflict with Bolshevik colleagues, 63
consolidation of power, 176–181
constitutional liberalization by, 134–135
dachas of, 3–7, 191, 193, Gallery 10
death of, 313–314
dictatorial powers of, 36–39, 180–181, 303
“Dizzy with Success,” 114
double agent rumors about, 27
economy under (See Economy)
editor of Pravda, 44, 51
education of, 12, 13, 14–20, Gallery 2
on espionage threat, 154–155
at European party congresses, 25
exile of, 23, 27, 29–32, 42, 98, 190, 251
family life/relations with children, 253, 254, 256–260, Gallery 9, 11
famine explanation of, 120–122
federation proposal of, 69
film favorites of, 96–97
final days of, 33, 92, 142–144, 189, 310–313, 338n1
on foreign intelligence threat, 155–157, 162, 284
foreign policy of (See Foreign policy)
and foreign press rumors of leadership struggle, 269, 270–271
funeral and ceremonial farewells, 314, 317–318
generalissimo rank of, 225–226, 261
as general secretary of party, 66–67, 108
grain expropriation policy of, 101, 102–104, 105, 110, 119–120
health of, 145, 189–197, 303
historical interests of, 94–95
-Hitler non-aggression pact, 165–169, 174
ideological influences on, 7, 93–94
industrialization policy of, 108–109, 117, 124–125, 267, 298, 299
inner circle of (See Inner circle)
and Kirov’s murder, 128, 129, 130–134
Kremlin office of, 2, 242, 311
languages, knowledge of, 97–98, 289
Lenin cited in speeches of, 93
-Lenin relationship, 25, 28, 46, 54, 64–65, 67–68, 69–75, Gallery 5
Lenin’s attack on, 72–74, 79
Lenin’s ideological influence on, 24, 53, 93–94
Lenin’s revolutionary agenda supported by, 47–49, 50, 52–53
letters from public sent to, 300–301, 327–329, 377n35, n38
libraries of, 93–96, 138, 346n5
literary tastes of, 17, 93, 95–96
Mao’s visit to, 149, 287–288, 289–293
marriage to Nadezhda Allilueva, 49, 252–256, Gallery 8
marriage to Yekaterina Svanidze, 25, 27, 250–251
marshal rank of, 226
medical care of, 189, 192, 196–197, 309
mental state of, 151–153, 197, 204–205
on military professionals, 59
modest facade of, 148–149
-Molotov relationship, 181–182, 269, 270–272
musical tastes of, 97
name change of, 28
official trips of, 102
oratory of, 97
parents of, 11, 13, Gallery 1
personality of, 7, 21–22, 40–41, 149, 181, 197, 270, 289
physical defects of, 13–14, 190
plot against, 127
poetry of, 17
postwar challenges to, 262–263
power over subordinates, 1, 144–149
in power struggle for leadership, 75–81, 86–87
on preemptive strike, 182–183
and private agriculture, 7, 112, 124
promotion of younger generation leaders, 177, 181, 196
public appearances of, 136–137, 326
public image of, 329–330
public sentiment at death of, 318–319
radicalization during seminary years, 18–20, 21
reading materials/information sources of, 92–96, 327
reconciliation campaign of, 135–136
reorganization of leadership, 178–179, 272–274, 303, 306–307
reorganization of military command, 237–239, 273–274
reorganization of political structure, 305–306
research on (See Archival sources)
in revolution of 1905, 24–25
in revolutionary movement, 42, 43–44, 46–47, 51
rise in Bolshevik leadership ranks, 28, 54, 65–66
romantic relationships of, 30, 251–252, 255
seats of power, 1–2
and “Secret Five” leadership group, 177–178
seventieth birthday celebration, 290
Siberian visit of 1928, 102–104, 326
in Social Democratic movement, 18, 19, 21, 22–24
social gatherings of, 5–7, 196
sovietization goal of, 171–172
and Spanish Civil War, 154
state security controlled by, 39–40, 145, 158
succession to, 310–316
theatrical tastes of, 97
in Tiflis weather station job, 21
-Trotsky conflict over Polish Front, 61–63
as tsarist heir, 8–9
vacations in south, 191–194, 268–269, 303–304, Gallery 8, 10
under Vlasik, 35
war preparations of, 183–187
world-view of, 7–8, 98–99
writings of, 320, Gallery 16
writing style of, 97
See also Purges
Stalinist system
Terror
Stalin, Joseph, wartime leadership of: Gallery 11
at Berlin Conference, 247–248
in Churchill meetings, 224, 230
and collaborators with Nazi occupation, 232
combat operation directives in, 208, 210, 212–213, 217, 219–221, 225, 226–227, 239–240
Command Headquarters in, 202
defeats blamed on subordinates, 221–223
and domestic policy, 240–241
emissaries to front, 201, 208–209
ethnic deportations policy, 232–234
explanation of Red Army retreat, 263–265
in first days of war, 203–205
front line visit of, 227–228
and German invasion, reaction to, 187–188, 198–202
and health problems, 194–196, 214
in Japanese war, 248–249
and Lend–Lease aid, 211–212
and mental health problem, 204–205
and military command structure, 237–239
and military leadership reorganization, 241–242
and military staffing decisions, 220–221
mistrust of Western Allies, 246, 248, 266
and Moscow evacuation, 214–216
and prisoners of war procession, 231
propaganda campaign, 217–219
radio address (3 July 1942), 207
and Red Army crimes against civilians, 234–236
Red Army criticized by, 186, 219, 236–237
and religious reconciliation, 242–243
repressive measures in, 209–210, 223, 237, 242
and second front plan, 223–224, 229, 230
State Defense Committee in, 205–207