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1
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when did stalins authority over state and party and his cult of personality reach its pinnicle

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1945-53

2
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how to describe stalins leadership in high Stalinism

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undisputed

3
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political high Stalinism: what was stalins approach to post war government

A

back to the future

4
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political high Stalinism: what effect did stalin think increased party membership under lax wartime rule had

A

made party unwieldly and potentially unreliable

reputation of soviet military too high

5
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political high Stalinism: what happened to wartime institutions

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dismantled

6
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political high Stalinism: when was the GKO dissolved

A

4 sept 1945

its functions returned to various commissariats

7
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political high Stalinism: what happened to the military hierarchy

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it was downgraded

8
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political high Stalinism: who took the role of minister of defence

A

stalin

9
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political high Stalinism: why was Zhukov demoted

A

seen as potential rival for popular adulation

10
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political high Stalinism: what happened to zhukv

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sent to military command in Odessa, losing his position on central committee of party