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Stalin's liquidation game : the unlikely case of Oleksandr Shums'kyi, his survival in Soviet prison, and subsequent arcane assassination /

Millions of innocent people were arrested in Stalin's Soviet Union during the 1930s in different waves of mass repression. Under violent interrogation, many were forced to confess to crimes they did not commit. Rather than save their lives, as the interrogators had promised, confession was usua...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Slaveski, Filip (Author), Shapoval, I͡U. I. (I͡Uriĭ Ivanovych), 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Harvard University Press ; Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University ; [2025]
Series:Harvard series in Ukranian studies ; 86
Subjects:
Shumsʹkyĭ, Oleksandr
Political persecution > Ukraine > History > 20th century.
Political prisoners > Soviet Union > History > 20th century.
Torture > Soviet Union > History > 20th century.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1917-1936.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1936-1953.
Répression politique > Ukraine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Prisonniers politiques > URSS > Histoire > 20e siècle.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement > 1917-1936.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement > 1936-1953.
Political persecution
Political prisoners
Politics and government
Torture
Soviet Union
Ukraine
1900-1999
History

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