Remembering Stalin's Victims
Author | : Kathleen E. Smith |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801431948 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801431944 |
Rating | : 4/5 (944 Downloads) |
Download or read book Remembering Stalin's Victims written by Kathleen E. Smith and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soviet leaders twice attempted to liberalize Communist rule and both times their initiatives hinged on criticism of Stalin. During the years of the Khrushchev "thaw" and again during Gorbachev's glasnost, antistalinism proved a unique catalyst for democratic mobilization.