The debate over the numbers repressed under Stalin and it's relevance to totalitarian theory.
Date Submitted: 07/31/2004 11:55:01
Category: / Social Sciences / Politics
Length: 6 pages (1626 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Politics
Length: 6 pages (1626 words)
There have been have many fundamental debates over the numbers repressed under Stalin and whether it was higher or lower than the numbers repressed under fascist Nazi Germany, including Hitler, much literature covers all sides of this debate. The debate over the facts are highly argued as many factors including the apparent decision to lock away the facts for more than half a century have impacted on the reporting and accuracy of these facts. The …
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…to be a more critical approach towards the assessment over the raw facts, and in that case Conquest puts forward the most logical point of view.
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'The Scale and Nature of German and Soviet Repression and mass killings', 1930-45, Wheatcroft, Stephen, Europe-Asia studies Vol. 48, No. 8, (Dec 1996), 1319-1353.
'Culture and Politics under Stalin: A Reappraisal', Fitzpatrick Sheila, Slavic Review, Vol 35, no. 2 (Jun., 1976), 211-231.
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