The Great Terror: A Reassessment

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Summary: Staggering piece of Work..Must read for fledging historians!
Review: Yes, I know the author is a conservative.All the figures in this book may be subject to debate, but no one can doubt the massive paranoia of the Soviet leader during the 1930's, as described here. The whole workings of a police state are right here,including the KGB chiefs who, after doing their dirty work, would then disappear. For pure sinister deviousness, this book is in a class by itself. "Enemies of the people" could be anywhere,and even children were encouraged to "report" on their parents. The fact is that Soviet Russia in the 1930's was much more ruthless to it's own (so-called "counter-revolutionaries)citizens than Germany, which was a much more technologically advanced nation,and with a much lower poverty level. The infamous Moscow Trials were only a tiny fraction of the whole mess.A great read!!