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3.5 stars. This novel gives an inside look at Russia during the Stalin years, of the paranoid persecution of perceived "Trotskyists" and "counter-revolutionaries". The central connection is the assassination of a Central Committee member, Tulayev.
Not an easy novel to stick with, sections are sometimes only very indirectly connected to one another. The writing style is articulate and smooth but fairly dense. There are well-drawn characters. Usually I read a book start to finish in a month or less ...more
Not an easy novel to stick with, sections are sometimes only very indirectly connected to one another. The writing style is articulate and smooth but fairly dense. There are well-drawn characters. Usually I read a book start to finish in a month or less ...more
Jul 25, 2011
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Jan 25, 2016
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Jamie Barringer (Ravenmount)
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