
15 Nov 2005, 22:14
Pat Sloan, in his book "Soviet Democracy" paints a somewhat idealised picture of the Soviet system under Stalin, how far - guys - is his stance vindicated. I know that he talks of the Soviets being core to Russian Society, but I thought they were abolished in the Stalin era. Has anybody else read this book? Comment please.

18 Nov 2005, 04:28
Weren't the soviets government appointed civil servants during Stalin's era? I'll have to some how fact check that, or have someone tell me if I'm right or not.
Would you recommend it?

18 Nov 2005, 18:08
Well, the book seems to be describing the 1918 constitution in work, but it glosses over significant changes within the Russian system by the time Stalin had come into power, and the fight against the new Russian intellegensia, or at least their censorship.
I'd reccomend it as a longer version of a Soviet constitution, and as a guideline on how to set about being having a democratic Proletarian state, however, as I say, this book contrariwise to what I may have thought, says nought on Stalin.

06 Jul 2014, 17:55
Do you know where I can find ebooks for these?