Exit Stalin The Soviet Union As a Civilization, 1953-1991 Raffaele Di Lallo whether it's running

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Exit Stalin The Soviet Union As a Civilization, 1953-1991 Raffaele Di Lallo whether it's runningBy: Mark B. Smith Published by W. W. Norton, Incorporated, 2026 04 28 In the aftermath of Joseph Stalin's ironfisted rule, the Soviet Union was at a crossroads. Would it break from the dictator's brutal regime or continue the campaign of violence and fear? As historian Mark B. Smith shows in Exit Stalin, the answer was both. Smith tells the story of the Soviet Union from Gagarin to Gorbachev, shedding light on how a moderated ideology of Bolshevism