Stalin, Siberia and the Crisis of the New Economic Policy

Focusing on the regional dynamics of Siberia, the book explores how local conditions influenced Stalin's policies during the New Economic Policy (NEP) era. Dr. James Hughes delves into party-peasant relations, the kulak issue, and Stalin's patron-client networks, highlighting the regional effects of the 1927-28 grain crisis. His analysis reveals that the unique circumstances in Siberia significantly shaped Stalin's critical reassessment of the NEP, ultimately leading to the drastic measures of his "revolution from above" in 1929.