General & Miscellaneous European History, General & Miscellaneous - Politics & Government, World War II - General & Miscellaneous, Baltic Countries - General & Miscellaneous History

Between Stalin and Hitler

Name: Between Stalin and Hitler
Author: Geoffrey Swain
ISBN: 9780203398104

by Geoffrey Swain

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Overview

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 Latvia, Daugavpils. There, the dilemma of Hitler or Stalin, the ideological struggle of fascism or communism was more acute than anywhere else in Europe since the population was actively involved in establishing both.

About the Author, Geoffrey Swain

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.