On pp. 786-788 and pp. 802-807 (entitled "Official Anti-Semitism"), summarizes Stalin's postwar antisemitic policy as part of his increasing chauvinism and his cult of the Russian nation. Mentions the annihilation of well-known Jewish intellectuals and writers who belonged to th…
Explains the motivations, personality, and actions of the man under whose rulership millions of Russians perished.
Explains the motivations, personality, and actions of the man under whose rulership millions of Russians perished.
Hailed as a brilliant, indispensable record of an era, this book offers a unique and chilling look at how Joseph Stalin manipulated the science of photography to advance his own political career and erase the memory of his victims. Illustrations, many in color.
"Bulgarian Georgi Dimitrov, Stalin's close confidant and trusted ally, served as secretary general of the Communist International (Comintern) from 1935 to its dissolution in 1943. In this collection of more than fifty top-secret letters, the real workings of the Comintern emerge…
The Turkestano-Siberian Railroad, or Turksib, was one of the great construction projects of the Soviet Union's First Five-Year Plan. As the major icon to ending the economic "backwardness" of the USSR's minority republics, it stood apart from similar efforts as one of the most p…
