Igal Halfin is senior lecturer in the department of history at Tel Aviv University. He is the author of Intimate Enemies: Demonizing the Bolshevik Opposition, 1918-1928; From Darkness to Light: Class, Consciousness, and Salvation in Revolutionary Russia;
A terrific book at an empirical level, and one that offers some
fascinating insights into the behavior of people during the
purges.-- "The Journal of Modern History"
An important contribution to the scholarly understanding of perhaps
the least explained phenomenon in Russia's modern history, the
upsurge of mass political violence during the late 1930s, widely
known as the Great Terror. . . . In particular, the book is a step
forward in elucidating the intellectual and linguistic dimensions
of the terror--a complex and challenging field, in which Halfin has
done significant work.-- "The Russian Review"
In this study of the Great Purges, [Halfin's] examination of
Stalinist language and ideology does much to deepen our
understanding of this extremely disturbing and perplexing event.--
"Slavic Review"
Paints a vivid picture of a narrow but significant slice of the
Terror . . . A valuable work on the dynamics of fear.-- "American
Historical Review"
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
