Stalinist confessions messianism and terror at the Leningrad Communist University / Igal Halfin.

Author/creator Halfin, Igal
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press,
Descriptionvii, 485 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953--Influence.
Leningradskiĭ kommunisticheskiĭ universitet--History.
Soviet Union. Narodnyĭ komissariat vnutrennikh del.
Higher education and state--Soviet Union. --History.
College students--Political activity. --Soviet Union. --History.
Political messianism--Soviet Union. --History.
State-sponsored terrorism--Soviet Union. --History.
Political purges--Soviet Union. --History.
Political psychology--History. --20th century.
Soviet Union--Politics and government. --1936-1953.

SeriesPitt series in Russian and East European studies
Series in Russian and East European studies. ^A160079
Contents Introduction: The Revolution devours its children -- The winds of purge -- The NKVD and the extraction of confessions -- Pandemonium at Communist University -- Messianic times -- The final curtain -- Epilogue: The truth of sacrifice.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009009147
ISBN9780822943679 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822943670 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780822960164 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0822960168 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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