Against Their Will: The History and Geography of Forced Migrations in the USSR

by Pavel Polian

Book Overview

During his reign, Joseph Stalin oversaw the forced resettlement of people by the millions - a maniacal passion that he used for social engineering. The Soviets were not the first to thrust resettlement on its population - a major characteristic of totalitarian systems - but in terms of sheer numbers, technologies used to deport people and the lawlessness which accompanied it, Stalin's process was the most notable. Six million people of different social,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9639241733
• ISBN13: 9789639241732
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher