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The left side of history : World War II and the unfulfilled promise of communism in Eastern Europe / Kristen Ghodsee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ghodsee, Kristen Rogheh, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communism--Bulgaria--History.
- Communism.
- Anti-fascist movements--Bulgaria--History.
- Anti-fascist movements.
- Post-communism--Bulgaria.
- Post-communism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <div>Kristen Ghodsee tells the stories of fighters and activists who worked for Communist ideals in Bulgaria and shows how the dreams of the Communist past hold enduring appeal for those currently disappointed by the promises of democracy.</div>
- Contents:
- The mysterious major Frank Thompson
- A a communist by any other name . . .
- "I simply want to fight"
- The brothers Lagadinov
- A failed petition
- Lawrence of Bulgaria?
- Ambushed in Batuliya
- Guerillas in the mist
- Everyday life as a partisan
- Blood of a poet
- The head hunted
- Words of one brother on the death of another
- The retired partisan
- A woman's work is never done
- History is written by the victors
- On censorship and the secret police
- The politics of truth
- Cassandra's curse
- The red samaritan
- The past is a foreign country
- A moment of redemption.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780822358350
- 0822358352
- 9780822375821
- 0822375826
- OCLC:
- 897233363
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