This magnificent book details the testimony of the countless ordinary Russians who were consumed into Stalin's murderous tyranny in the name of a perverted form of socialism. It sapped the moral fibre of the state. Its poisonous residue remains. Recently the offices of Memorial in which these records were kept was raided. No doubt by shadowy organs of the state. Plus ça change.
(David Graham - bwl 51 May 2009 ) |
