National Identities in Soviet Historiography: The Rise of Nations Under Stalin

This book explains how and by whom Soviet national histories were constructed under Stalin's rule. It focuses on the crucial episode in the construction of national identities of Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan from 1936 and 1945, when the main theses in the national histories were established. A unique comparative study of three different case studies, this book reveals different aims and methods of nation construction, despite the existence of one-party rule and a single overarching official ideology.