See No Evil: Literary Cover-Ups and Discoveries of the Soviet Camp Experience

(Part of the Russian Literature and Thought Series Series)

by Dariusz Tolczyk

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Believing that human actions could be controlled by a totalitarian government, Stalin and his followers subjected millions of Soviet citizens to acts of state terrorism and imprisonment in labor camps. But this was not enough. Seeking to control human thought as well, Soviet authorities provided official words and images to legitimize the gulag, distort its moral nature, and even glorify its "necessary" violence. This fascinating book is the first...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0300066082

ISBN13:9780300066081

Release Date:September 1999

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.22 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Related Subjects

Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Government Russian & Former Soviet Union

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See No Evil: Literary Cover-Ups and Discoveries of the Soviet Camp Experience

(Part of the Russian Literature and Thought Series Series)

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