Stalin's Loyal Executioner: People's Commissar Nikolai Ezhov, 1895-1940 - Jansen, Marc; Petrov, Nikita
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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.

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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.
Autorenporträt
Marc Jansen teaches at Amsterdam University's Institute of Russian and East European Studies and has written numerous books and articles on Russian and Soviet history. Nikita Vasil'evich Petrov, author of several books and numerous articles and an expert in Soviet terror history, is vice-chairman of Moscow's Memorial Scientific Research Center.