Stalin the Charismatic Leader?: Explaining the ‘Cult of Personality’ as a Legitimation Technique

This article reassesses Stalin's attempts to construct legitimacy through the development of a ‘cult of personality’, built through an overt co-option of the charismatic authority generated by Lenin's revolutionary leadership. While seemingly counterintuitive, it will be argued that Max We...

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Authors: Strong, Carol (Author) ; Killingsworth, Matt (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2011
In: Politics, religion & ideology
Year: 2011, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 391-411
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