Secret History of Soviet Russia's Police State

''[R]eadable and thoughtful . . . does an excellent job of exploring how the murderous political police in all its incarnations defined the Soviet Union, and left a poisonous legacy still with us today''
Professor Mark Galeotti, author of The Vory and A Short History of Russia

Repression, control, manipulation and elimination of enemies assisted in the establishment of the Soviet state, and helped m...