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The Pattern of Soviet Power - FIRST PRINT with dustjacket219
The Pattern of Soviet Power FIRST PRINT with dustjacket219 Author:Edgar Snow "Indisputably one of the best informed of our foreign correspondents, Edgar Snow provides a direct reply to the casual critics of a a country and a people that stemmed the tide of Fascism." The author, a Missouri native and a foreign correspondent, had long residence in the Soviet Union. Based upon his extensive travels in Russia as a correspond... more »ent, the author evaluates the Soviet Union's intentions in Europe and Asia immediately following World War II. In this book, he interprets the actualities and the aspirations of Russia's role in Europe and the world after World War II. ?A very personal look at the Soviet Union of the 1930s and early 1940s, by the famed and popular writer who spent much time in Moscow, filled with anecdotes on Soviet life and culture, the habits of the regime, the impact of Stalin, the 'Great Patriotic War' (World War 2), much more.? A sympathetic and critical point of view due to his long residence in the Soviet Union. Includes a section on the situation of the Jews of Rumania following the war (the author does not appear particularly sympathetic to their plight). Photos include the ?human incinerators in Maidanek? and the corpses of Nazi victims at Lublin. This is an interesting read for anyone interested in post-World War II Russia and eastern Europe from what was then a fresh perspective, and a perspective that has largely been discredited since. Chapters include: "Stalin enters the Balkans", ?Polish Interlude,? ?Red Star Over Eastern Europe,? ?Ukraine In The Wake of Conquest,? ?Verdict on Germany,? "When Russia Fights Japan", ?The Two Chinas,? ?Stalin at War,? "Men of the Kremlin,? ?Russia Rediscovers her Past,? and ?The Party and the People.? On reverse of title page reads: ?This is a Random House Wartime Book. It is manufactured under emergency conditions and complete with the Government's request to conserve essential materials in every possible way." Indexed and illustrated with B/W photo plates and color endpaper maps of the geographical relationship of Russia to Western Europe.« less