The Soviets A Pictorial History of Communist Russia
$ 12.00
Author: Robert Goldstor
Publisher: Prentice-Hall 60-1132
Year: 1967 Print: 1 Cover Price: $1.00
Condition: Book Grades. Very Good. Light wear
Genre: Non Fiction/History
Pages: 252
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The book balances visual documentation (photos and historical artifacts) with critical narrative, covering several major eras:
- The 1917 Revolution: Documents the collapse of the Tsarist regime and the Bolshevik takeover led by Vladimir Lenin.
- Stalin's Totalitarian State: Explores the brutal transition into a heavily centralized economy, rapid industrialization, the Great Purges, and the establishment of a regime where citizens were stripped of political and critical freedoms.
- WWII and The Cold War: Details the Soviet Union's vital role in defeating Nazi Germany, followed by its geopolitical clash with the United States as a leading communist bloc power.
- The Propaganda Paradox: A central focus of the book is the stark contrast between official state propaganda of utopian collective success and the often harsh, restrictive reality of daily life for Soviet citizens.
