The Whisperers

Name: The Whisperers
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1488111The Whisperershttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-whisperers-5/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1309709/e2dfae80-77eb-4534-a143-50cd1f8ed594.jpg?v=638337839684600000172197MXNHenry Holt and Co.InStock/Ebooks/A groundbreaking account of the personal lives of ordinary Soviet citizens during Stalins ruthless regime, from the acclaimed author of A Peoples Tragedy and Natashas DanceWhile many books have chronicled the public horrors of Stalins dictatorship the arrests, trials, and gulags The Whisperers is the first to explore how the regime affected the private lives of the Russian people. Drawing on newly discovered documents, Orlando Figes unveils the moral maze in which Russians found themselves, where a single misstep could destroy a family, and where anyone could easily become an informer.Figes takes us inside communal apartments, where minor squabbles could trigger fatal denunciations. He examines the mentality of the Communist faithful, who often rationalized even their own arrests. With a vast panoramic scope, The Whisperers paints a gripping portrait of a society in which everyone spoke in hushed tones whether to protect or betray and illuminates the impossible choices people confronted in the face of a totalitarian state. A landmark work on the Soviet era and Russian history, it offers an intimate window into lives lived under Stalins totalitarianism....1468965The Whisperers172197https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-whisperers-5/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1309709/e2dfae80-77eb-4534-a143-50cd1f8ed594.jpg?v=638337839684600000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20089781466829237_W3siaWQiOiI0YTY1MWNhOC03Y2VkLTQ4OTctYTNkMC01YzExYTg3ZGJkMjciLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjE5NywiZGlzY291bnQiOjI1LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE3MiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781466829237_From the award-winning author of A Peoples Tragedy and Natashas Dance, a landmark account of what private life was like for Russians in the worst years of Soviet repressionThere have been many accounts of the public aspects of Stalins dictatorship: the arrests and trials, the enslavement and killing in the gulags. No previous book, however, has explored the regimes effect on peoples personal lives, what one historian called the Stalinism that entered into all of us. Now, drawing on a huge collection of newly discovered documents, The Whisperers reveals for the first time the inner world of ordinary Soviet citizens as they struggled to survive amidst the mistrust, fear, compromises, and betrayals that pervaded their existence.Moving from the Revolution of 1917 to the death of Stalin and beyond, Orlando Figes re-creates the moral maze in which Russians found themselves, where one wrong turn could destroy a family or, perversely, end up saving it. He brings us inside cramped communal apartments, where minor squabbles could lead to fatal denunciations; he examines the Communist faithful, who often rationalized even their own arrest as a case of mistaken identity; and he casts a humanizing light on informers, demonstrating how, in a repressive system, anyone could easily become a collaborator.A vast panoramic portrait of a society in which everyone spoke in whisperswhether to protect their families and friends, or to inform upon themThe Whisperers is a gripping account of lives lived in impossible times.(*_*)9781466829237_From the award-winning author of A Peoples Tragedy and Natashas Dance, a landmark account of what private life was like for Russians in the worst years of Soviet repressionThere have been many accounts of the public aspects of Stalins dictatorship: the arrests and trials, the enslavement and killing in the gulags. No previous book, however, has explored the regimes effect on peoples personal lives, what one historian called "the Stalinism that entered into all of us." Now, drawing on a huge collection of newly discovered documents, The Whisperers reveals for the first time the inner world of ordinary Soviet citizens as they struggled to survive amidst the mistrust, fear, compromises, and betrayals that pervaded their existence.Moving from the Revolution of 1917 to the death of Stalin and beyond, Orlando Figes re-creates the moral maze in which Russians found themselves, where one wrong turn could destroy a family or, perversely, end up saving it. He brings us inside cramped communal apartments, where minor squabbles could lead to fatal denunciations; he examines the Communist faithful, who often rationalized even their own arrest as a case of mistaken identity; and he casts a humanizing light on informers, demonstrating how, in a repressive system, anyone could easily become a collaborator.A vast panoramic portrait of a society in which everyone spoke in whisperswhether to protect their families and friends, or to inform upon themThe Whisperers is a gripping account of lives lived in impossible times....(*_*)9781466829237_A groundbreaking account of the personal lives of ordinary Soviet citizens during Stalins ruthless regime, from the acclaimed author of A Peoples Tragedy and Natashas DanceWhile many books have chronicled the public horrors of Stalins dictatorship the arrests, trials, and gulags The Whisperers is the first to explore how the regime affected the private lives of the Russian people. Drawing on newly discovered documents, Orlando Figes unveils the moral maze in which Russians found themselves, where a single misstep could destroy a family, and where anyone could easily become an informer.Figes takes us inside communal apartments, where minor squabbles could trigger fatal denunciations. He examines the mentality of the Communist faithful, who often rationalized even their own arrests. With a vast panoramic scope, The Whisperers paints a gripping portrait of a society in which everyone spoke in hushed tones whether to protect or betray and illuminates the impossible choices people confronted in the face of a totalitarian state. A landmark work on the Soviet era and Russian history, it offers an intimate window into lives lived under Stalins totalitarianism....9781466829237_Henry Holt and Co.libro_electonico_5d2d1122-f446-47d1-b506-6c81c9d8869d_9781466829237;9781466829237_9781466829237Orlando FigesInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/macmillan-epub-8d721984-ac48-42c6-9575-1b0a0161a90d.epub2008-11-25T00:00:00+00:00Henry Holt and Co.