British novelist Martin Amis describes the harsh realities--including slave labor and famine--of the Soviet Union in the early and mid-twentieth century, and examines the beliefs of Communist apologists of the West, including his father and his own peers at Oxford.
A biography that emphasizes Stalin's role in the creation and evolution of the Soviet Union from his arrival in Vienna in 1913 where he was sent by Lenin, through civil war and his rise to power, World War II, and the Cold War.
A comprehensive examination of the development of the Soviet propaganda system describing how the Bolshevik Party went about reaching the Russian people.
Profusely illustrated text describes life in pre-revolutionary Russia and discusses the events and major personalities of the Revolution, as well as the lives, problems, and suffering of the Russian poeple.
Presents an introduction to the forty year history of Stalin's Russia, including biographical information on the key players, Tsarism, the legacy of Lenin, and the effects and experiences of those living under Stalin's rule.
Analyzes the thoughts and actions of Joseph Stalin through examination of declassified materials from the Soviet Party and the exploration of the relationship between war and revolution.
Presents a comprehensive analysis of the social and political cataclysm that spread throughout Europe between 1914 and 1945; and describes how the world was changed by the events of two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust, and the rise and fall of Hitler's Third Reich.
