Lankov, Andrei: From Stalin to Kim Il Sung: The Formation of North Korea 1945 - 1960 , London: Hurst & Company, 2002 ISBN: 1850655634

First edition, near fine condition, in a near fine unclipped dust-jacket, publisher's original black clothboards with gilt blocking to spine, 202 pages including index, ------------------"To understand how North Korea has survived as the world's last Stalinist regime, despite international isolation and at enor­mous human costs to its people, one must look at how its political system was creat­ed. The country's foundations were laid in the late 1940s and the 1950 as a result of interaction between the Soviet Stalinist model, imposed from outside, and local traditions. The author traces the formation of the North Korean state and the early years of Kim Il Sung's rule, when the future 'Great Leader' and his entourage were consolidating their power base. Surveying the situation in North Korea after 1945, Lankov explores the internal composition of the ruling elite, the role of the Soviets, and the uneasy relations between various political groups. He also focuses on haw in 1956 Kim Il Sung defeated the only known attempt to oust him and thereby established personal rule beyond either Soviet or Chinese control.The book is based on previously secret Soviet documents from Russian archives, as well as interviews with Russian and Korean participants. Andrei Lankov obtained his PhD at Lenin­grad State University, where he taught from 1989 to 1992. In 1984-5 he was an exchange student in North Korea. At present he is a lecturer at the China and Korea Centre, Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University." (Book ref. 1483)  £28.00

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