Dimitrov

Author : Georgi Dimitrov
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300133851

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The Diary of Georgi Dimitrov, 1933-1949 by Georgi Dimitrov Pdf

Georgi Dimitrov (1882–1949) was a high-ranking Bulgarian and Soviet official, one of the most prominent leaders of the international Communist movement and a trusted member of Stalin’s inner circle. Accused by the Nazis of setting the Reichstag fire in 1933, he successfully defended himself at the Leipzig Trial and thereby became an international symbol of resistance to Nazism. Stalin appointed him head of the Communist International (Comintern) in 1935, and he held this position until the Comintern’s dissolution in 1943. After the end of the Second World War, Dimitrov returned to Bulgaria and became its first Communist premier. During the years between 1933 and his death in 1949, Dimitrov kept a diary that described his tumultuous career and revealed much about the inner working of the international Communist organizations, the opinions and actions of the Soviet leadership, and the Soviet Union’s role in shaping the postwar Eastern Europe. This important document, edited and introduced by renowned historian Ivo Banac, is now available for the first time in English. It is an essential source for information about international Communism, Stalin and Soviet policy, and the origins of the Cold War.

Author : Marietta Stankova
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780857712912

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Georgi Dimitrov by Marietta Stankova Pdf

Georgi Dimitrov burst onto the international scene in 1933 as one of the Comintern operatives in Germany accused of the Reichstag fire. The Bulgarian Communist's spirited self-defence in the resulting Leipzig Trial made him a celebrity among Communists worldwide - particularly in the Soviet Union, where he became Secretary General of the Comintern after his acquittal. Popular opinion holds that this 'whirlwind', who defied Goering and the Nazis in full view of the world, subsequently became little more than a rubber stamp for Stalin. This lucid and fascinating biography - the first in English - reveals a more multifaceted treatment of Dimitrov, highlighting especially the deep complexity of his relationships with his two greatest political allies: Stalin and Tito. With unique authority drawn from extensive archival research, Marietta Stankova strips away decades of conventional wisdom to reveal Georgi Dimitrov in all his roles: as labour agitator, Leipzig Trial icon, loyal Stalinist and Pan-Balkan visionary. Dimitrov entered radical politics at an early age and was a central figure in the formation of the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1919. A failed uprising forced him into exile and brought him in disfavour in his Party - which he counteracted through loyal inconspicuous service at the Comintern, where he was eventually put in charge of the Western European section. Following his spectacular clash with the Nazis in the Leipzig Trial, Dimitrov was appointed General Secretary of the Comintern. In this post, Dimitrov was Communism's ambassador to dissidents and radicals the world over. At the same time, he was deeply implicated in the Soviet political purges of the latter 1930s. Through these he also consolidated his leadership of his native Party but it was only in 1946, two years after the Bulgarian communists had seized power in the wake of World War II, that he was sent home to lead the new Bulgarian Communist government. Working against ill health and Stalin's often unpredictable behaviour, he remained committed to the establishment of Communism in Bulgaria and to upholding Soviet interests, even if this meant the destruction of one of his lifelong aspirations, a Balkan Federation. Using new and unpublished sources, Stankova brilliantly reconstructs the dilemmas that Dimitrov faced throughout his long and varied political career. This definitive and long-overdue biography makes a major contribution to the history of Bulgaria and of the Balkans as a whole, as well as to the field of Communist Studies.

Author : Alex Dimitrov
Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-18
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781619322349

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Love and Other Poems by Alex Dimitrov Pdf

Alex Dimitrov’s third book, Love and Other Poems, is full of praise for the world we live in. Taking time as an overarching structure—specifically, the twelve months of the year—Dimitrov elevates the everyday, and speaks directly to the reader as if the poem were a phone call or a text message. From the personal to the cosmos, the moon to New York City, the speaker is convinced that love is “our best invention.” Dimitrov doesn’t resist joy, even in despair. These poems are curious about who we are as people and shamelessly interested in hope.

Author : Georgi Dimitrov
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300080216

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Dimitrov and Stalin by Georgi Dimitrov Pdf

Bulgarian Georgi Dimitrov, Stalin's close confidant and trusted ally, served as secretary general of the Communist International (Comintern) from 1934 to its dissolution in 1943. In this collection of more than fifty top-secret letters, the real workings of the Comintern emerge clearly for the first time. Drawn from classified Soviet archives only recently opened to Russian and American scholars, these letters offer unique insights into Soviet foreign policy and Stalin's attitudes and intentions while the Great Terror of the 1930s was in progress and in the years leading up to the Second World War. Annotated by the editors to provide the historical context in which these letters were written, the collection is vivid and startlingly significant. The letters confirm the complete dependence of the Comintern on the Kremlin, while also exposing bureaucratic maneuvering, backbiting, and jockeying for influence. These messages cast much light on the Soviet confusion about policies toward foreign Communist parties, and they uncover the extent to which Stalin shaped the Comintern. Stalin's perspectives on America, French communism, and the Spanish Civil War are recorded, as are his differences with Mao Zedong and with Marshal Tito at important turning points. With the publication of these letters, the history of twentieth-century communism gains authentic evidence about a critical decade.

Author : Charles A. Moser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Bulgaria
ISBN : UCAL:B4447439

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Dimitrov of Bulgaria by Charles A. Moser Pdf

"[Book title] is of interest to those concerned with East European and Bulgarian history. But it also has a broader appeal, for instance to students of the Soviet conquest of Eastern Europe and the beginnings of the political component of the Cold War, and to those concerned with such general questions as loyalty to political principle as opposed to loyalty to political party, especially during a time of economic stress such as the early 1930's. Finally, it recounts the dramatic story of an opposition leader in a country which dealt very brutally with such people, and of an extraordinary man willing to risk his substance and even his life for the political ideals in which he believed."--Book jacket.

Author : Todor Zhivkov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Bulgaria
ISBN : UOM:39015001739971

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Georgi Dimitrov's Lifework and Our Time by Todor Zhivkov Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1060 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Medicine
ISBN : IND:30000106764222

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Cumulated Index Medicus by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ivan Ivanov
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1141 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351408202

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Thin Liquid Films by Ivan Ivanov Pdf

This comprehensive reference provided a systematic examination of both the theory and applications of thin liquid films - giving a critical review of major concepts and unresolved or controversial problems, as well as revealing experimental methods. It includes results previously unpublished. Combining the work of 20 leading researchers, Thin Liquid Films furnishes a fundamental overview of thermodynamics of thin liquid films. Generously illustrated with equations, tables and drawling and containing more than 2,200 citations to pertinent literature, this is an authoritative reference for physical, surface, and colloid chemists, biophysicists and physicists; chemical engineers and advanced graduate students in chemistry, chemical engineering, biophysics and physics.

Author : H. Albarelli, Jr.
Publisher : Trine Day
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781936296569

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A Secret Order by H. Albarelli, Jr. Pdf

Reporting new and never-before-published information about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, this investigation dives straight into the deep end, and seeks to prove the CIA’s involvement in one of the most controversial topics in American history. Featuring intelligence gathered from CIA agents who reported their involvement in the assassination, the case is broken wide open while covering unexplored ground. Gritty details about the assassination are interlaced throughout, while primary and secondary players to the murder are revealed in the in-depth analysis. Although a tremendous amount has been written in the nearly five decades since the assassination, there has never been, until now, a publication to explore the aspects of the case that seemed to defy explanation or logic.

Author : Joachim Henning
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110218831

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Byzantium, Pliska, and the Balkans by Joachim Henning Pdf

MILLENNIUM pursues an interdisciplinary approach transcending historical eras. The editorial board and the advisory board represent a wide range of disciplines - contributions from art and literary studies are just as welcome as historical, theological and philosophical contributions on both the Latin and Greek and the Oriental cultures. The STUDIES present relevant monographs or collections of papers from across the whole range of topics. The YEARBOOK contains authoritative articles. As the links between the various articles are sketched out in a comprehensive editorial, their diversity is intended to encourage dialogue between the disciplines and national research cultures. MILLENNIUM does not publish individual reviews, but does on occasions produce literature surveys. The languages of publication are principally English and German, but articles in French, Italian and Spanish can also be accommodated.

Author : Rumen Daskalov
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9786155053535

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Debating the Past by Rumen Daskalov Pdf

The book is comprised of the four major debates on modern Bulgarian history from Independence in 1878 to the fall of communism in 1989. The debates are on the Bulgarian–Russian/Soviet relations, on the relations between Agrarians and Communists, on Bulgarian Fascism, and on Communism. They are associated with the rule of key political personalities in Bulgarian history: Stambolov (1887–1894), Stamboliiski (1919–1923), Tsar Boris III (1918–1943), and the communist leaders Georgi Dimitrov and Todor Zhivkov (1956–1989). The debates are traced through their various articulations and dramatic turns from their beginnings to the present day.

Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : World politics
ISBN : OSU:32435064983786

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Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts by United States. Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

Author : John W. Garver
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : China
ISBN : 9780195054323

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Chinese-Soviet Relations, 1937-1945 by John W. Garver Pdf

Traces the complex history of Sino-Soviet relations during the critical anti-Japanese period, shedding new light on the diplomacy of Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists and the inner history of Chinese Communist relations with the USSR.

Author : Wojciech Roszkowski,Jan Kofman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1208 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317475941

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Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century by Wojciech Roszkowski,Jan Kofman Pdf

Drawing on newly accessible archives as well as memoirs and other sources, this biographical dictionary documents the lives of some two thousand notable figures in twentieth-century Central and Eastern Europe. A unique compendium of information that is not currently available in any other single resource, the dictionary provides concise profiles of the region's most important historical and cultural actors, from Ivo Andric to King Zog. Coverage includes Albania, Belarus, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Moldova, Ukraine, and the countries that made up Yugoslavia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UOM:39015082138473

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Abstracts of Bulgarian Scientific Literature by Anonim Pdf