Sally Stoecker is Research Professor in the School of International Service at American University. She is also project coordinator at American University's Transnational Crime and Corruption centre (Traccc) and an executive editor of the journal Demokratizatsiya.

• 1 Introduction: The Context for Innovation in Stalin's Army -- 2 Politics and Military Priorities: Building a Case for More Resources -- 3 The Impact of the Far East Threats and Encounters on Innovation -- 4 The Clandestine Collaboration Between the Reichswehr and the Red Army -- 5 The Acquisition and Adaptation of Foreign Models The Case of Tank Development -- 6 Marshal Tukhachevsky: Enigmatic Military Entrepreneur -- 7 Postscript: Yezhovshchina and the End of Innovation -- 8 Concluding Remarks

Sally Stoecker is Research Professor in the School of International Service at American University. She is also project coordinator at American University's Transnational Crime and Corruption centre (Traccc) and an executive editor of the journal Demokratizatsiya.

• 1 Introduction: The Context for Innovation in Stalin's Army -- 2 Politics and Military Priorities: Building a Case for More Resources -- 3 The Impact of the Far East Threats and Encounters on Innovation -- 4 The Clandestine Collaboration Between the Reichswehr and the Red Army -- 5 The Acquisition and Adaptation of Foreign Models The Case of Tank Development -- 6 Marshal Tukhachevsky: Enigmatic Military Entrepreneur -- 7 Postscript: Yezhovshchina and the End of Innovation -- 8 Concluding Remarks

Sally Stoecker is Research Professor in the School of International Service at American University. She is also project coordinator at American University's Transnational Crime and Corruption centre (Traccc) and an executive editor of the journal Demokratizatsiya.

• 1 Introduction: The Context for Innovation in Stalin's Army -- 2 Politics and Military Priorities: Building a Case for More Resources -- 3 The Impact of the Far East Threats and Encounters on Innovation -- 4 The Clandestine Collaboration Between the Reichswehr and the Red Army -- 5 The Acquisition and Adaptation of Foreign Models The Case of Tank Development -- 6 Marshal Tukhachevsky: Enigmatic Military Entrepreneur -- 7 Postscript: Yezhovshchina and the End of Innovation -- 8 Concluding Remarks