Böcker av Robert Conquest

This brand new edition brings us right into the present day by way of a fascinating and informative introduction from the author, which explores the reactions to the book's initial publication - including the response from Russia - and the new information which has subsequently been made available about the Soviet Union.

Between 1929 and 1932 the Soviet Communist Party struck a double blow at the peasantry of the USSR: dekulakisation, the dispossession and deportation of millions of peasant families;

The historical background, the present position, and the future prospects of both the non-Russian and Russian peoples are considered in their many aspects in this volume, as are the manoeuvres of the Communist regime to suppress, appease, or make use of them.