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Reviewed on January 1, 2004
The prolific brothers Medvedev, Soviet dissident historians now better known outside of Russia, use the phrase the unknown Stalin to further their own interpretations of major events that took place during Stalin's rule. The sources for this volume, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Stalin's death, are the newly opened Soviet archives, or "fonds." In addition to Stalin's death, the book examines aspects of the Great Terror of the late 1930s, the Doctors Plot just before ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More



