Stalin’s Curse: Battling for Communism in War and Cold War, by Robert Gellately
Vladimir Tismaneanu discusses the revolutionary ambitions of the USSR’s great tyrant
Vladimir Tismaneanu discusses the revolutionary ambitions of the USSR’s great tyrant
It is not easy for university management to push back against large numbers of people, but resisting harassment should be paramount, says Ian Pace
Robert Gellately is unconvinced by the emphases in a new interpretation of Hitler’s life and career
From the first fires to other forms of prohibition, a first-rate study charts a complex history, says Robert Gellately
Vladimir Tismaneanu, in his appreciative review of Robert Gellately’s Stalin’s Curse: Battling for Communism in War and Cold War, makes the startling claim that “Stalin was intent upon provoking a...
Robert Gellately on the truth behind how the Gestapo operated on a routine basis
Robert Gellately’s review of Richard Evans’ Altered Pasts: Counterfactuals in History (Books, March) suggests that the author’s critique of the “what if” genre throws the baby out with the bathwater...
Poet and Russia scholar has died at the age of 98
Historians await legal judgment over heirs’ demands for payments from academics citing Joseph Goebbels’ diaries
Robert Gellately on a study that puts Germany at the heart of the narrative
Robert Gellately on a study of the ideas and politics that led to the mass murder of the Jews
Robert Gellately on the effects of the second world war on the Nazi home front
A brilliant study of the narcissistic Nazi’s diaries offers fresh perspectives, says Robert Gellately
Robert Gellately extols a life history of the Soviet strongman