Author: | Paul R. Gregory | ISBN: | 9780817948139 |
Publisher: | Hoover Institution Press | Publication: | September 1, 2013 |
Imprint: | Hoover Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Paul R. Gregory |
ISBN: | 9780817948139 |
Publisher: | Hoover Institution Press |
Publication: | September 1, 2013 |
Imprint: | Hoover Press |
Language: | English |
An enlightening look into the once-secret Soviet state and party archives that Western scholars first gained access to in the early 1990s. Paul Gregory breaks down a decades-old wall of secrecy to reveal intriguing new information on such subjects as Stalin's Great Terror, the day-to-day life of Gulag guards, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the scientific study of Lenin's brain, and other fascinating tales.
An enlightening look into the once-secret Soviet state and party archives that Western scholars first gained access to in the early 1990s. Paul Gregory breaks down a decades-old wall of secrecy to reveal intriguing new information on such subjects as Stalin's Great Terror, the day-to-day life of Gulag guards, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the scientific study of Lenin's brain, and other fascinating tales.