Moscow, 1937 by: Schlogel, Karl Transl. Livingstone, Rodney
Softcover. Malden MA, Polity, 5th Pr., 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 652 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Very minor brown stain present on the outside edge of some pages. B&W photography throughout. In this compelling book, renowned historian Karl Schlogel reconstructs with meticulous care the process through which, month by month, the terrorism of a state-of-emergency regime spiraled into the 'Great Terror,' during which 1.5 million human beings lost their lives in a single year. He consults numerous sources from the time, providing a masterful panorama of key events in Russian history. This rich and absorbing account of the Soviet purges will be essential reading for all students of Russia and for any readers interested in one of the most dramatic and disturbing events of modern history. Clean copy. Record # 33977
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