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"Inasmuch as we live in an age of historical amnesia, this book seeks to critically assess how and in what ways the crimes of the Soviet period were absolved or denied or abetted by Western political analysts, journalists, political actors of the Right and the Left, fellow travelers, members and non-members of the Communist parties."—George O. Liber, author of Total Wars and the Making of Modern Ukraine, 1914-1954



Table of Contents

Introduction: Escape from Truth
1. Dreaming of Russia
2. Ex Oriente Lux
3. In the Soviet Theater of Life
4. Wonderland
5. Stalin Presents
6. A Black-and-White Western
7. The Curtain Falls, the Show Goes On
8. The Passing of an Illusion?
Coda
Bibliography
Notes
Index

Blissful Blindness

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      Publisher Indiana University Press
      Published 3 October 2023
      ISBN-13 9780253067081
      978-0253067081
      ISBN-10 0253067081
      Also in:
      Genocide and ethnic cleansing Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      "Inasmuch as we live in an age of historical amnesia, this book seeks to critically assess how and in what ways the crimes of the Soviet period were absolved or denied or abetted by Western political analysts, journalists, political actors of the Right and the Left, fellow travelers, members and non-members of the Communist parties."—George O. Liber, author of Total Wars and the Making of Modern Ukraine, 1914-1954



      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Escape from Truth
      1. Dreaming of Russia
      2. Ex Oriente Lux
      3. In the Soviet Theater of Life
      4. Wonderland
      5. Stalin Presents
      6. A Black-and-White Western
      7. The Curtain Falls, the Show Goes On
      8. The Passing of an Illusion?
      Coda
      Bibliography
      Notes
      Index

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