Iron curtain : the crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956

Resource Information

The work Iron curtain : the crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Iron curtain : the crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956

Title remainder

the crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956

Statement of responsibility

Anne Applebaum

Creator

• Applebaum, Anne, 1964-

Subject

• 20th Century
• Communism
• Communism -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
• Communism -- Social aspects
• Communism -- Social aspects -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
• Communist countries
• Communist countries -- Politics and government
• Communist countries -- Social conditions
• Eastern
• Electronic books
• Europe, Eastern
• Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
• Europe, Eastern -- Relations -- Soviet Union
• 1900 - 1999
• History
• Political culture
• Political culture -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
• Political persecution
• Political persecution -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
• Political science
• Relations
• Russia (pre- & post-Soviet Union)
• Social history
• Soviet Union
• Soviet Union -- Relations -- Europe, Eastern
• Europe, Eastern -- Social conditions -- 20th century

Genre

• History
• Electronic books

Language

eng

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

Cataloging source

TOH

Dewey number

947.0009/045

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

LC call number

DJK45.S65

LC item number

A67 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography