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Book SynopsisDescribes the terrors of the Soviet occupation of the lands that made up eastern Poland between the two world wars: the Western Ukraine and Western Belorussia. This title offers an analysis of the revolution that came to Poland from abroad which is based on hundreds of first-hand accounts of the hardship, suffering, and social chaos.
Trade Review"[This] work is most welcome... [A] detailed and fascinating case study... [It] should be read by all students of Soviet history, sociology, and government."--Anna M. Cienciala, American Historical Review "The detailed personal testimony on the killings, incarcerations, and deportations, and on Soviet policy in action is ... convincing as well as dramatic and chilling."--Foreign Affairs
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations xi Preface to the Expanded Edition xiii Preface xv Introduction 3 PART I: SEIZURE ONE: Conquest 17 TWO: Elections 71 THREE: The Paradigm of Social Control 114 PART II: CONFINEMENTS FOUR: Socialization 125 FIVE: Prisons 144 SIX: Deportations 187 EPILOGUE: The Spoiler State 225 HISTORIOGRAPHICAL SUPPLEMENT: A Tangled Web 241 Abbreviations 289 Notes 291 Bibliography 375 Index of Names and Places 383 Subject Index 391
