Lenin's Brain and Other Tales from the Secret Soviet Archives

By Paul R. Gregory

Book Overview

An enlightening look into the once-secret Soviet state and party archives that Western scholars first gained access to in the early 1990s. Paul Gregory breaks down a decades-old wall of secrecy to reveal intriguing new information on such subjects as Stalin's Great Terror, the day-to-day life of Gulag guards, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the scientific study of Lenin's brain, and other fascinating tales.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817948120
• ISBN13: 9780817948122
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.0"