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Book Reviews / Th e Soviet and Post-Soviet Review 37 (2010) 187–203 201 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2010 DOI 10.1163/187633210X536942 Jonathan Harris, Th e Split in Stalin’s Secretariat, 1939-1948 (Plymouth, UK: Lexington Books, 2010), 183 pages. Th e question of the relationship between the Party and the State is crucial for understanding Soviet political system. Jonathan Harris goes to the heart of the matter by examining two prin- cipal views about the Communist Party’s role in Soviet society during the late 1930s and 1940s. Drawing on a meticulous analysis of the main party publications during this period, the author reconstructs the main battle lines between Georgii Malenkov and Andrei Zhdanov, the two antagonists of the book. Harris argues that these party leaders represented two distinct views on the role the Party should play in the Soviet system. Th e fi rst view, which Harris identifi es with Malenkov, main- tained that the Party offi cials should actively engage in the management Soviet state and econ- omy. Th is view emphasised the importance of practical experience and knowledge of Party members, particularly its offi cials, which they needed to use in areas where they were involved. Th e
The Soviet and Post Soviet Review – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2010
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