Acknowledgements.
Glossary.
Introduction: Interpretations of Stalinism: David L. Hoffmann (The Ohio State University).
Part I: The Origins of Stalinism:.
1. Stalin's Role: Stalin and his Stalinism: Power and Authority in the Soviet Union, 1930???53: Ronald Grigor Suny. (University of Chicago).
2. Social Origins: Grappling with Stalinism: Moshe Lewin (University of Pennsylvania).
3. Socialist Ideology: The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia: Martin Malia.
4. The Foreign Threat: The Objectives of the Great Terror, 1937???38: Oleg Khlevnyuk.
5. The Welfare State: Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism as a Civilization: Stephen Kotkin.
6. State Violence: State Violence as Technique: The Logic of Violence in Soviet Totalitarianism: Peter Holquist (Cornell University).
Part II: The Consequences of Stalinism:.
7. Resistance and Conformity: Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Sheila Fitzpatrick (University of Chicago).
8. Stalinist Subjectivity: Working, Struggling, Becoming: Stalin-Era Autobiographical Texts: Jochen Hellbeck (University of Giessen.
9. Women and Gender: Women in Soviet Society: Equality, Development, and Social Change: Gail Warshofsky Lapidus.
10. Ethnicity and Nationality: Nature and Nurture in a Socialist Utopia: Delineating the Soviet Socio-Ethnic Body in the Age of Socialism: Amir Weiner (Stanford University).
11. The Postwar Years: Russia after the War: Hopes, Illusions, and Disappointments: Elena Zubkova.
Index.
