Vlasov and the Russian Liberation Movement: Soviet Reality and Emigré Theories

by Catherine Andreyev

Book Overview

This book deals with the attempt by Soviet citizens to create an anti-Soviet Liberation Movement during the Second World War. The Movement's ultimate importance lies in its expression of grass-roots opposition to the Soviet regime, the first substantial such efflorescence since 1922. The motivation of its titular leader, Vlasov, is examined in detail, as is its fundamental ideology, analyzed within the context not merely of wartime but of prewar Soviet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521389607
• ISBN13: 9780521389600
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"