Stalin's Holy War Religion, Nationalism, and Alliance Politics, 1941-1945
Chapel Hill NC: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2003.
First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Item #15969
ISBN: 0807827363
Light cock, slight wear; Dust Jacket light rub, otherwise slight wear. Crisp hardcover.; "Miner demonstrates that Stalin decided to restore the Church to prominence not primarily as a means to stoke the fires of Russian nationalism but as a tool for restoring Soviet power to areas that the Red Army recovered from German occupation. The Kremlin also harnessed the Church for propaganda campaigns aimed at convincing the Western Allies that the USSR, far from being a source of religious repression, was a bastion of religious freedom. In his conclusion, Miner explores how Stalin's religious policy helped shape the postwar history of the USSR."; 448 pages.
Price: $69.95