Crimes, terror, repression kindle edition published june 21st 2017 by blue editions kindle edition, 1,064 pages. Some of the atrocities of the reds are documented, although there is undue emphasis on communist victims of the relentless communist purges. Crimes, terror, repression first published in 1997 in france under the title. The insistence that communism and fascism be weighed on different moral scales continues, says martin malia in his introduction to the american edition of the black book, because no matter what the hard facts are, degrees of totalitarian evil will be measured as much in terms of present politics as in terms of past realities.
This international bestseller plumbs archives in the former soviet bloc to reveal the actual, practical accomplishments of communism around the world. Booktopia has the black book of communism, crimes, terror, repression by stephane courtois. This is an assembly of extensive articles published in france two years ago and now. Crimes, terror, repression by jeanlouis panne, andrzej paczkowski, karel bartosek, jeanlouis margolin, nicolas werth, stephane courtois, mark kramer, mark kramer, jonathan murphy. Full text of the black book of communism internet archive. As the death toll mounts as many as 25 million in the former soviet union, 65 million in china, 1. Already famous throughout europe, this international bestseller plumbs recently opened archives in the former soviet bloc to reveal the actual, practical accomplishments of communism around the world. The black book of communism, crimes, terror, repression by. The black book of communism harvard university press. By st phane courtois, nicolas werth, jeanlouis pann, andrzej. Astonishing in the sheer detail it amasses, the book is the first comprehensive attempt to catalogue and analyze the crimes of communism over seventy years. The first printing sold out in a matter of weeks, and the. Crimes, terror, repression hardcover january 1, 1973 4.
Political repression in the soviet union wikipedia. Crimes, terror, repression jews for the preservation of firearms ownership, inc. Crimes, terror, repression is a 1997 book by stephane courtois, nicolas werth, andrzej paczkowski and several other european academics documenting a history of political repressions by communist states, including genocides, extrajudicial executions, deportations, killing populations in labor camps and artificially. Throughout the history of the soviet union tens of millions of people became victims of political repression, which was an instrument of the state since the october revolution. The black book of communism was originally published in france on november 8, 1997, the eightieth anniversary of the russian revolution. Crimes, terror, repression was obligatory reading for anybody who wanted to understand what communism had just finished doing in.
The collected conservative writings of david horowitz duration. These french scholars some of them former communists have painstakingly documented the repression, terror, venality and murderous tactics that have characterized every communist regime. Crimes, terror, repression contained almost 900 pages, weighed about two pounds, and was very expensive. Jun 01, 2001 stephane courtois, et al, the black book of communism, crimes, terror, repression. The black book of communism movies the new york times. If you are going to read only one book this year, make it the black book of communism. Seventeen hours a day we had to sit like that and hear from the morning to the evening. The black book of communism crimes, terror, repression stephane courtois nicolas werth jeanlouis panne andrzej paczkowski karel bartosek jeanlouis margolin harvard university press cambridge, massachusetts london, england 1999 translated by jonathan murphy and mark kramer. Cambridge, ma, harvard university press, third printing 2000, french original 1997, pp. Political repression in the soviet union infogalactic.
Any book publisher will tell you that gloom doesnt sell, and the black book is essentially a catalogue of gloom. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the black book of communism. Instead, they painstakingly explore the many ways the killing was done. Crimes, terror, repression is a 1997 book by stephane courtois, nicolas werth, andrzej paczkowski and several other european academics documenting a history of political repressions by communist states, including genocides, extrajudicial executions, deportations, killing populations in labor camps and artificially created famines. David horowitz spent the first part of his life in the world of the communistprogressive left, a politics he inherited from his mother and father, and later in the new. Crimes, terror, repression 15 celebrities who have killed. Peasants often resisted communism more fervently than any group. Reading this book has caused me to expand on some of the ideas in chapter 3 of cofc. Culminating during the stalin era, it still existed during the khrushchev thaw, followed by increased persecution of soviet dissidents during the brezhnev stagnation, and didnt cease to exist during mikhail gorbachev.
The black book of communism stephane courtois, nicolas. Revolutions, like trees, must be judged by their fruit, ignazio silone wrote, and this is the standard the authors apply to the communist experiencein the china of the great helmsman. Why we should revisit the black book of communism now. The authors show how and why, wherever the ideology of communism was established, it quickly led to crime, terror, and repression. Crimes, terror, repression stephane courtois, nicolas werth, jeanlouis panne, andrzej paczkowski, karel bartosek, jeanlouis margolin translated by jonathan murphy and mark kramer cambridge, massachusetts.
The storm over the black book by paczkowski, andrzej. This is an 800page history of the terror, repression and killings of communism stretching from the bolshevik revolution to the present. Buy the black book of communism crimes, terror, repression. The black book of communism crimes, terror, repression.
The black book of communism crimes, terror, repression stephane courtois nicolas werth jeanlouis panne andrzej paczkowski karel bartosek jeanlouis margolin translated by jonathan murphy 2 the iron fist of the. Stephane courtois, et al, the black book of communism, crimes, terror, repression. The black book offers us the first attempt to determine, overall, the actual magnitude of what occurred, by systematically detailing leninisms crimes, terror, and repression from russia in. On november 7, 1997, in paris, a book was published that was substantial in every sense. Another recent development related to the issues raised in cofc was the publication of the black book of communism. Orwell drew on authoritarian human rights abuses in the spanish civil war and the soviet union to flesh out the world of 1984. Incredibly, the crimes of communism have yet to receive a fair and just assessment from both historical and moral viewpoints. Crimes, terror, repression appeared originally in france in 1997, it caused a firestorm of controversy.
The authors are prisoners of history in the sense that a residue of their gullibility remains and distorts the book. It culminated during the stalin era, then declined, but it continued to exist during the khrushchev thaw, followed by increased persecution of soviet dissidents during the brezhnev stagnation, and it did not cease to exist until late. Crimes, terror, repression by jeanlouis panna and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. By stephane courtois, nicolas werth, jeanlouis panne. Crimes, terror, repression by stephane courtois, mark. Crimes,terror, repression stephane courtois, nicolas werth, jeanlouis panne, andrzej paczkowski, karel bartosek, jeanlouis margolin translated by jonathan murphy and mark kramer cambridge, massachusetts. Courtois and his colleagues do not simply unfold the numbers relentlessly and numbingly. Buy a discounted hardcover of the black book of communism online from australias leading online bookstore. Communism is good, communism is good, communism is good, communism is good, until you heard one who was already 20 years in prison under the communists shouting, communism is good, communism is good, communism is good, i give my life for communism. By stephane courtois, nicolas werth, jeanlouis panne, andrzej paczkowski, karel bartosek, and jeanlouis margolin trans. Crimes, terror, repression by stephane courtois and five other writers, translated from the french 1999, 850 pages. Maos great leap forward needed only two years to destroy tens of millions of peasants. In its many enthroned variations, from lenins 1917 revolution to the recent marxistleninist regimes of africa, communism has killed upwards of 100 million people 65 million in china alone.
The black book of communism crimes,terror and repression the black book of communism crimes, terror, repression stephane courtois nicolas werth jeanlouis panne andrzej paczkowski karel bartosek jeanlouis margolin. Communism had horrific consequences in the 20th century, but many intellectuals are still reluctant to face up to them. Apr 26, 2016 pastor steve waldron, new life of albany albany, ga. This is an 800page history of the terror, repression and killings of communism stretching from. The black book offers us the first attempt to determine, overall, the actual magnitude of what occurred, by systematically detailing leninisms crimes, terror, and repression from russia in 1917 to afghanistan in 1989. The black book has been called a catalog, an indictment, a prosecutorial manual against communist crimes. Communism was the most monstrous blight upon humanity of the 20th century. Crimes against humanity, as defined by the rome statute of the international criminal court explanatory memorandum, are particularly odious offenses in that they constitute a serious attack on human dignity or grave humiliation or a degradation of one or more human beings. A weak point of the book is that a leftist bias remains. Crimes, terror, repression jeanlouis panne, andrzej paczkowski, karel bartosek, jeanlouis margolin, nicolas werth, stephane courtois, mark kramer, jonathan murphy, mark kramer on. When the black book of communism appeared in europe in 1997 detailing. Can the black book of communism, recently a sensation in. They are not isolated or sporadic events, but are part either of a government policy although the perpetrators need not.
While the john birch society has long exposed the international communist dynamic as a criminal and political conspiracy, the black book of communism does a great job of documenting that communist conspiracys overall crimes against mankind from their own records in the former soviet union. Crimes, terror, repression by courtois, stephane isbn. When the black book of communism appeared in europe in 1997 detailing communisms crimes, it created a furor. Crimes, terror, repression harvard university press, cambridge 1999, pp.
Scrupulously documented and soberly written by several historians, it is a masterful work. Nevetheless, the book, published in paris in 1927, was one of the first to describe the soviet unions earliest political prisons, located on the solovetsky islands in the white sea. Crimes, terror, repression is a 1997 book by stephane courtois, nicolas werth, andrzej paczkowski and several other. Click to read more about the black book of communism. I cant think of any book that would be more important for americans to read. The black book of communism, crimes, terror, repression. When it first was published in 1997, the black book of communism. Crimes, terror, repression jeanlouis panne, andrzej paczkowski, karel bartosek, jeanlouis margolin, nicolas werth.
Astonishing in the sheer detail it amasses, the book is the first comprehensive attempt to catalogue and analyze the crimes of communism. One of the few books that offers answers to such questions is the black book of communism. Jan 01, 2001 black book puts to rest the odious fiction that has softened communisms image for so long. It is a simply a dispassionate account article after article of the history of communist power. This book is one of the first attempts to study communism with a focus on its criminal dimensions, in both the central regions of communist rule and the farthest reaches of the globe. Stephane courtois, nicolas werth, jeanlouis panne, andrzej paczkowski, karel bartosek, jeanlocus margolin. As the death toll mountsas many as 25 million in the former soviet union, 65 million in china, 1.
Buy the black book of communism crimes, terror, repression book online at best prices in india on. Communism dominated the world scene throughout the twentieth century, yet as martin malia in the books foreword the uses of atrocity notes, the research. Stephane courtois nicolas werth jeanlouis panne andrzej paczkowski karel. Dark, disturbing, and frightening, however, it is a book you need to read to fully understand that the greatest negative of communism is the repression and homicide that inevitably attends it. Quoting survivors, escapees, and what little information had been published in the soviet press, the black book of communism. Full text of the black book of communism see other formats.