1st Edition
Between Stalin and Hitler Class War and Race War on the Dvina, 1940-46
By Geoffrey Swain
Copyright 2004
282 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
282 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
282 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Covering the horrors that took place in Latvia from the beginning of the Second World War until 1947, this book focuses on the heart of the 20th century: Stalinist industrialization, collectivization and political annihilation; Nazi expansionism and genocide; with local nationalism, local nationalist rivalries, and local anti-Semitism. The author traces the developments in one particular region of... Read more
Preface 1. Introducing Bourgeois Daugavpils 2. Daugavpils during the Terrible Year 3. Genocide 4. Dünaburg under Schwung 5. Dünaburg under Riecken 6. Re-establishing Soviet Daugavpils 7. The Nationalist Partisan War 8. Stalinist Daugavpils Conclusion Bibliographical Note
Biography
A graduate of the University of Sussex, Geoffrey Swain studied for his PhD at the London School of Economics under the guidance of Professor Leonard Schapiro.
'This book asks the difficult question about the link of political polarization and ethnic conflict and therefore makes an important contribution to the research about the second World War.' - Osteuropa
