Kuromiya, Hiroaki.

Conscience on Trial : The Fate of Fourteen Pacifists in Stalin's Ukraine, 1952-1953. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (223 pages)

Cover -- Contents -- List of Maps and Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1 Arrests -- 2 Stalin, Religion, and the Adventists of Bila Tserkva -- 3 Interrogations (1) -- 4 Interrogations (2) -- 5 Testimonies and Confrontations -- 6 The Trial -- 7 Appeals and Exonerations -- Conclusion and Epilogue -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Kuromiya convincingly elucidates the mechanism of the Soviet secret police and explores the minds of non-conformist believers -precursors to the revival of dissidence after Stalin's death in 1953.

9781442661073


Trials (Political crimes and offenses)-Soviet Union-History-20th century.
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)-Ukraine-History-20th century.
Pacifists-Ukraine-History-20th century.
Adventists-Ukraine-History-20th century.
Soviet Union-Politics and government-1936-1953.


Electronic books.

KLA40.P64 K87 2012

947.7/0842