Bibliograph

Iron curtain, the crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956, Anne Applebaum

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Label

Iron curtain, the crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956, Anne Applebaum

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Iron curtain

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

815779062

Responsibility statement

Anne Applebaum

Sub title

the crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956

Summary

-- Gulag At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union to its surprise and delight found itself in control of a huge swath of territory in Eastern Europe. Stalin and his secret police set out to convert a dozen radically different countries to Communism, a completely new political and moral system. In Iron CurtainIron Curtain

Table Of Contents

Zero Hour -- Victors -- Communists -- Policemen -- Violence -- Ethnic Cleansing -- Youth -- Radio -- Politics -- Economics -- Enemies: Religion -- Enemies: Inside and Outside the Party -- Homo Sovieticus -- Socialist Realism -- Ideal Cities -- Collaborators...and Reluctant Sympathizers -- Passive Opponents -- Revolutions -- Epilogue

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