Under Stalin's Shadow by Nikos Marantzidis - 9781501768347

Under Stalin's ShadowA Global History of Greek Communism\nAuthor(s): Nikos Marantzidis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Northern Illinois University Press\nISBN-13: 9781501768347, 978-1501768347\nSynopsis\nUnder Stalin's Shadow examines the history of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) from 1918 to 1956, showing how closely national Communism was related to international developments. The history of the KKE reveals the role of Moscow in the various Communist parties of Southeastern Europe, as Nikos Marantzidis shows that Communism's international institutions (Moscow Center, Comintern, Balkan Communist Federation, Cominform, and sister parties in the Balkans) were not merely external factors influencing orientation and policy choices. \n\n Based on research from published and unpublished archival documents located in Greece, Russia, Eastern and Western Europe, and the Balkan countries, Under Stalin's Shadow traces the KKE movement's in.