This book brings together for the first time a collection of essays by western scholars about women in the Stalin era (1928-53). It explores both the realities

"... Holmgren gives a superb comparative analysis of the literary legacy of the two memoirists." --Times Literary Supplement "Beth Holmgren's book is a highly o

Between 1934 and 1941 Stalin unleashed what came to be known as the 'Great Terror' against millions of Soviet citizens. The same period also saw the 'Great Retr

This engrossing collection of prison memoirs by Russian women is the first to portray the direct experiences of the wide range of women who were incarcerated in

The stories of Russian educated women, peasants, prisoners, workers, wives, and mothers of the 1920s and 1930s show how work, marriage, family, religion, and ev