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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. This compelling work of documentary history tells a story of idealism betrayed, a story of how the Comintern (Communist International), an organization established by Lenin in 1919 to direct and assist revolutionary movements throughout the world, participated in and was ultimately destroyed by the Stalinist repression in the late 1930s. Presenting and drawing on recently declassified archival documents, William J. Chase analyzes the Cominterns roles as agent, instrument, and victim of terror.In both principle and practice, the Comintern was an international organization, with a staff that consisted primarily of Communist émigrés who had fled dictatorial regimes in Europe and Asia. It was, however, headquartered in Moscow and controlled by Soviet leaders. This book examines the rise of suspicions and xenophobia among Soviet and Comintern leaders and cadres for whom many foreigners were no longer the heroes of the class struggle but rather possible enemy agents. Some Comintern members internalized and acted on Stalins theories about the infiltration of foreign spies into Soviet society, supplying the Soviet police with information that led to the exile or execution of imigris. Thousands of other imigris also became victims of the purges. Together the text and documents of this book convey graphically the essential roles played by the Comintern, providing a unique perspective on the era of Stalinist repression and terror. Seller Inventory # DADAX0300082428
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. The story of how the Communist International, organized to promote world revolution, became an instrument for imposing Stalinist control on Communist Parties throughout the world. Shows how each party was instructed to find dissidents, and to force the party into support for Soviet policy and the Stalinist 'blood purge' that overtook Russian and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Abbreviations and Acronyms, Chronology, Case Studies, Notes, Biographical Sketches, Index of Documents. Seller Inventory # 015640
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