Yezhov - The Rise of Stalin's 'Iron Fist'

Informationen zum Autor J. Arch Getty is professor of history! UCLA. He is a foremost expert of the Stalin period and the history of the Soviet Communist Party. He lives in Los Angeles. Oleg V. Naumov is deputy director of the Moscow archive of the former Soviet Communist Party! RGASPI. Getty and Naumov are coauthors of The Road to Terror: Stalin and the Self-Destruction of the Bolsheviks! 1932--1939! published by Yale University Press. Klappentext Subtitled! "The Times & Life Of N.I. Yezhov". Examines the life of the secret police chief. Zusammenfassung Head of the secret police from 1937 to 1938! N I Yezhov was a foremost Soviet leader during these years! second in power only to Stalin himself. Under Yezhov's orders! millions of arrests! imprisonments! deportations! and executions were carried out. This book looks into the life and career of this man who administered Stalin's Great Terror.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J. Arch Getty, J. Arch/ Naumov Getty, Oleg V. Naumov
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 27.06.2008
• EAN: 9780300092059
• ISBN: 978-0-300-09205-9
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 163 mm x 240 mm x 26 mm
• Serie: Portraits of Revolution Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Biography: historical, political and military, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era