The Great Terror by Robert Conquest
This brand new edition brings us right into the present day by way of a fascinating and informative introduction from the author, which explores the reactions to the book's initial publication - including the response from Russia - and the new information which has subsequently been made available about the Soviet Union.
"More than any other writer, Conquest has been responsible for bringing to the attention of the West the extent of the crimes committed against humanity in the name of Soviet Communism" * Sunday Times *
"Stalin was not only the master criminal; he was the master concealerIt took a master detective, and a poet, like Mr Conquest, to unmask him completely" * New York Times *
"Monumental" * Washington Post *
"A very important book. No one has written about Stalin's terror so deeply" -- Milovan Djilas
"A very important book. No one has written about Stalin's terror so deeply" -- Milovan Djilas
"Stalin was not only the master criminal; he was the master concealerIt took a master detective, and a poet, like Mr Conquest, to unmask him completely" * New York Times *
"Monumental" * Washington Post *
"A very important book. No one has written about Stalin's terror so deeply" -- Milovan Djilas
"A very important book. No one has written about Stalin's terror so deeply" -- Milovan Djilas
Robert Conquest (1917 – 2015) was one of the twentieth century’s greatest historians of the Soviet Union. Publication of The Great Terror: Stalin’s Purge of the Thirties in 1968 brought him international renown, as did his revelatory later history The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivisation and the Terror-Famine published in 1986. As well as holding academic posts at various universities, including the London School of Economics, Columbia University and Stanford University, he was an acclaimed poet, critic, novelist and translator.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845951443 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845951441 |
| Title | The Great Terror |
| Author | Robert Conquest |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-01-03 |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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