Iron Lazar: A Political Biography of Lazar Kaganovich - Paperback

by E. A. Rees (Author)

The first English-language biography of Lazar Kaganovich, one of Stalin's leading deputies, 'Iron Lazar' provides an insight into the political and personal relations of the Stalin group, and examines Kaganovich's role in shaping policy during the Stalinist regime.

Author Biography

E. A. Rees is a specialist in Russian/Soviet history, and has published three monographs and ten edited volumes on the development of the Soviet political system. Formerly Professor of Eastern European History at the European University of Florence, he is currently a reader in Russian and Soviet history at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham.