In this ground-breaking collection, a team of leading experts offer a detailed examination of under-researched aspects of Soviet political repression in the 1930s. Drawing on archival documents and materials that have received little attention in Western historiography, much of the information detailed here is in English for the first time.
'Ili? has produced an interesting volume based on important and original research, with a welcome turn to regional history. The collection re-opens with a welcome turn to regional history. The collection re-opens debate on significant topics, reminding us that we still have a long way to go in our attempts to understand the scope and nature of Stalin's terror.' - Miriam Dobson, Slavonic& East European Review