{"product_id":"stalins-envoys-in-the-battles-for-soviet-dagestan-1946-советский-дагестан-rare","title":"Emirov, N. P. Stalin’s Envoys in the Battles for Soviet Dagestan (Poslantsy Stalina v boyakh za Sovetskiy Dagestan), 1946. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eЭмиров Н. П. Посланцы Сталина в боях за Советский Дагестан : Из истории борьбы горцев Дагестана за советскую власть под руковод. С. М. Кирова и Г. К. Орджоникидзе.\u003cbr\u003eМахачкала : Дагестанское государственное издательство (Даггиз), 1946.\u003cbr\u003e66 с. ; 20 см. Мягкая оригинальная издательская обложка, обычный формат. Тираж 10 000 экз. Первое издание.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eEmirov, N. P. Stalin’s Envoys in the Battles for Soviet Dagestan: From the history of the struggle of the Dagestan highlanders for Soviet power under the leadership of S. M. Kirov and G. K. Ordzhonikidze.\u003cbr\u003eMakhachkala : Dagestan State Publishing House (Daggiz), 1946.\u003cbr\u003e66 pp. ; 20 cm. Original softcover, regular format. Print run: 10,000 copies. First edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1946 first edition is a significant work of regional Soviet historiography, published immediately after the Second World War to codify the narrative of the Bolshevik victory in the North Caucasus. Written by N. P. Emirov and issued by the Dagestan Research Institute of History, Language, and Literature, the book focuses on the pivotal revolutionary years (1917–1921), emphasizing the roles of Sergey Kirov and Grigory (Sergo) Ordzhonikidze—referred to as \"Stalin's envoys\"—in consolidating Soviet power among the diverse mountain peoples. The narrative carefully weaves the local struggle of the highlanders with the centralized directives of the Moscow leadership, portraying the integration of Dagestan into the Soviet state as a triumphant ideological and military campaign. The text provides a deep typological analysis that offers a deep dive into the internal logic of the post-war hagiographic style, including the arrangement of heroic accounts of partisan warfare and the administrative efforts to establish socialist order in the rugged terrain of the Caucasus.\u003cbr\u003eAs a product of the \"Daggiz\" publishing house in Makhachkala, this volume is an important artifact for understanding regional print culture and the local implementation of the Stalinist cult of personality. By linking the local revolutionary heroes directly to the central authority of Joseph Stalin, the book served to strengthen the political bonds between the peripheral republics and the Kremlin in the early post-war years. Despite a relatively large print run for a regional publication (10,000 copies), original copies in their fragile 1946 softcovers have become increasingly difficult to find in good condition. This 66-page brochure remains an essential primary source for historians of the Russian Civil War, specialists in Caucasian studies, and collectors of rare regional imprints that document the synthesis of ethnic history and Soviet state ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963141980202,"sku":"EB-306275124003","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_7e7d98b0-6768-4e4e-9787-f7183bdc7e32.jpg?v=1768161865","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/stalins-envoys-in-the-battles-for-soviet-dagestan-1946-%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%82%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8%d0%b9-%d0%b4%d0%b0%d0%b3%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%bd-rare","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}