Question description
In a 3-4 page paper, respond to one of the following questions:
1.
According to the Fitzpatrick article, cited below, to what extent did
popular attitudes and reception help fuel the Soviet terror of the late
1930s?
2.
According to the Tucker article, cited below, which factor informed
Soviet foreign policy in the 1930s the most: communist ideology,
Stalin’s personality, or external factors?
Sheila Fitzpatrick, “Soviet Letters of Denunciation of the 1930s, The Journal of Modern History, 1996, Vol. 68, No. 4, pp. 831-866.
Robert C. Tucker, “The Emergence of Stalin’s Foreign Policy” Slavic Review (1977) Vol 36, No.4, pp. 563-589.