| Authors: |
Applebaum, Anne, 1964-
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Europe, Eastern -- Relations -- Soviet Union.
Soviet Union -- Relations -- Europe, Eastern.
Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
Europe, Eastern -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Communist countries -- Politics and government.
Communist countries -- Social conditions.
Communism -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century.
Communism -- Social aspects -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century.
Political culture -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century.
Political persecution -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Doubleday, c2012. |
| Description: |
xxxvi, 566 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780385515696 0385515693 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents: |
Zero Hour -- Victors -- Communists -- Policemen -- Violence -- Ethnic Cleansing -- Youth -- Radio -- Politics -- Economics -- Reactionary Enemies -- Internal Enemies -- Homo Sovieticus -- Socialist Realism -- Ideal Cities -- Reluctant Collaborators -- Passive Opponents -- Revolutions -- Epilogue. |
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| Summary: |
In the long-awaited follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning "Gulag," acclaimed journalist Anne Applebaum delivers a groundbreaking history of how Communism took over Eastern Europe after World War II and transformed in frightening fashion the individuals who came under its sway. |