The Living and the Dead: The Rise and Fall of the Cult of World War II in Russia

Author/Contributor(s):	Tumarkin, Nina
Publisher:	Basic Books
Date:	08/10/1995
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This eye-opening book shows how Communist state and party authorities stage-managed the Soviets' memory of World War II, transforming a national trauma into a heroic exploit that glorified the party while systematically concealing the disastrous mistakes and criminal cruelties committed by the Stalinist tyranny.