Name
Pavlov Mikhail Yurievich
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Organization, job position
Kuban State University
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Articles count: 1
The article deals with the post-war reshuffle of forces in
the near Stalin’s enclosing, which ended with the largest
repressive campaign of the late Stalinism. Shortly, after
the war Stalin encouraged the competition in the system of
the highest power, he goes to the formation of a new
center of power and sets out the party and state
appointments, so called "leningradcev." At the same time
strengthening the position of A. Zhdanov, A. Kuznetsova,
N.Voznesenskogo "the host" accompanies with a limited
sphere of influence of G. Malenkov and L. Beria. During
the 1946-1948, following with the favorite tactics of
checks and balances, the leader does not carry the
advantages of any parties. However, in summer of 1948
the interpersonal conflict between Stalin and Zhdanov was
identified and the sudden death of the latter, destroyed the
existing guide in the narrow balance of power, were the
starting point for the beginning prosecution of
"leningradcev" without guardianship. Using the suspicions
and phobias of the leader, Malenkov and Beria were able
to initiate the "Leningrad affair". The author thinks that if
Zhdanov did not have a fatal cardiac infarction, he would
be back to work in Moscow from the necessitous vocation,
would stay in the membership of governing group and the
bloody reprisals would be avoided