Lee, Stephen J.

Examines issues spanning 150 years in Russian and Soviet history, analyzing questions and presenting excerpts from sources on ideologies and regimes, political parties, repression and terror, agriculture and industry, the social classes, war, and other topics.

Traces the history of dictatorship in Europe before and during World War II, focusing on Russia, Italy, and Germany, with discussion of Spain, Portugal, and the states of Central and Eastern Europe.

Revised to include recent historical research and has expanded sections on the setting for dictatorships and comparisons between them.