| Description |
xxi, 514 pages, [20] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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| Series |
Annals of Communism series |
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Annals of Communism.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
"This work of documentary history tells a story of idealism betrayed, a story of how the Comintern (Communist International), an organization established by Lenin in 1919 to direct and assist revolutionary movements throughout the world, participated in and was ultimately destroyed by the Stalinist repression in the late 1930s. Presenting and drawing on recently declassified archival documents, William J. Chase analyzes the Comintern's roles as agent, instrument, and victim of terror."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Comintern -- Ch. 2. The Kirov Murder and the Call for Vigilance -- Ch. 3. The Search for "Hostile Elements" and "Suspicious" Foreigners -- Ch. 4. Campaigns Converge, Anxieties Deepen -- Ch. 5. The Victims of Vigilance -- Ch. 6. The Consequences of Vigilance -- Ch. 7. Case Studies -- Ch. 8. Fear, Obedience, Belief, and Repression. |
| Subject |
Communist International -- History.
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Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953.
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Political persecution -- Soviet Union -- History.
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Communist International. (OCoLC)fst00529716
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Political persecution. (OCoLC)fst01069448
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Soviet Union. (OCoLC)fst01210281
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| Chronological Term |
1936 - 1953
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0300082428 |
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9780300082425 |
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