| Stalin's Loyal Executioner: People's Commissar Nikolai Ezhov, 1895-1940 Contributor(s): Jansen, Marc (Author), Petrov, Nikita (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817929029 ISBN-13: 9780817929022 Publisher: Hoover Institution Press OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: For the first time, still-classified Soviet archives reveal the scope of communist terrorism under Joseph Stalin. This fact-filled chronicle of NKVD leader Nikolai Ezhov provides a compelling look into the workings of totalitarianism. Using Ezhov's own papers meticulously documenting his loyalty to Stalin, Ezhov's "official" biography written at the height of his status, and records of the KGB investigation leading to his fall, the authors reveal the full tragedy encompassed in Ezhov's bloody career. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001039836 |
| Series: Hoover Inst Press Publication |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.06" W x 8.96" (1.03 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Stalin's Loyal Executioner, drawn from still-classified Soviet archives, chronicles the meteoric and bloody career of Nikolai Ezhov, NKVD leader and security chief, revealing the tragic scope of communist terrorism under Joseph Stalin. |