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Book SynopsisMemorial began as a group of dissidents who secretly met to exchange stories of Stalinist repression, make contacts, and collect whatever records they could obtain to establish historical truths about Soviet totalitarianism.
Table of ContentsForeword Preface Introduction Memorial: History as Moral Imperative The Formation of the Soviet System Stalinism: Inheritance and Legacy The Rediscovery of Soviet History The Emergence and Evolution of Memorial 1987-1988: Gaining Support 1988-1989: Towards the Founding Conference 1989-1990: Memorial Branches Out Memorial Actualizes Itself History as Dissidence Memorial in Action The Politics of Memorial "Today We Are Historians of Dissidence, And Not Dissidents" Appendix A Appendix B Bibliography
