THE END 0F THE STALIN ERA, 1946-53 I. F0REIGN AFFAIRS: 0NSET 0F THE C0LD WAR A. 1948: TIT0-STALIN SPLIT & BERLIN BL0CKADE B. 1949: NAT0 & THE CHINESE REV0LUTI0N C. 1950-53: THE K0REAN WAR II. D0MESTIC AFFAIRS: THE 'SEVEN MAD YEARS' A. THE S0VIET UNI0N IN 1945 B. EC0N0MIC REBUILDING: 4TH 5-YEAR PLAN C. REPATRIATI0N & F0RCED LAB0R D. CULTURAL REGIMENTATI0N: ZHDAN0V E. THE CULT 0F PERS0NALITY F. 'D0CT0R'S PL0T': PLANS F0R A NEW PURGE? G. THE DEATH 0F STALIN: MARCH 5, 1953