Iron curtain the crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956

Applebaum, Anne 1964- (Author).

Summary: -- Gulag At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union to its surprise and delight found itself in control of a huge swath of territory in Eastern Europe. Stalin and his secret police set out to convert a dozen radically different countries to Communism, a completely new political and moral system. In Iron CurtainIron Curtain.

Record details

ISBN: 9780771007651
ISBN: 0771007655
ISBN: 9780385536431
ISBN: 0385536437
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource : ill., maps.
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Electronic book.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Zero Hour -- Victors -- Communists -- Policemen -- Violence -- Ethnic Cleansing -- Youth -- Radio -- Politics -- Economics -- Enemies: Religion -- Enemies: Inside and Outside the Party -- Homo Sovieticus -- Socialist Realism -- Ideal Cities -- Collaborators...and Reluctant Sympathizers -- Passive Opponents -- Revolutions -- Epilogue.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.