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The Soviet Writers' Union and Its Leaders: Identity and Authority Under Stalin

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This book argues that Stalin chose Writers' Union leaders, such as Maxim Gorky and Alexandr Fadeyev, whose psychologies he could exploit. He ensured their loyalty with material benefits but also with a philosophical argument calculated to assuage their moral qualms about supporting the regime.

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The Soviet Writers' Union and Its Leaders: Identity and Authority Under Stalin 2020, Northwestern University Press

ISBN-13: 9780810142756

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The Soviet Writers' Union and Its Leaders: Identity and Authority Under Stalin 2020, Northwestern University Press

ISBN-13: 9780810142770

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