An enlightening look into the once-secret Soviet state and party archives that Western scholars first gained access to in the early 1990s. Paul Gregory breaks down a decades-old wall of secrecy to reveal intriguing new information on such subjects as Stalin's Great Terror, the day-to-day life of Gulag guards, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the scientific study of Lenin's brain, and other fascinating tales.
- ISBN10 0817948112
- ISBN13 9780817948115
- Publish Date 22 February 2008 (first published 1 January 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 30 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Hoover Institution Press,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 162
- Language English