Red famine : Stalin's war on Ukraine
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Published
New York, NY : Doubleday, [2017].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxx, 461 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780385538855, 0385538855

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"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Allen Lane, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2017"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-434) and index.
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"In 1929 Stalin launched his policy of agricultural collectivization--in effect a second Russian revolution--which forced millions of peasants off their land and onto collective farms. The result was a catastrophic famine, the most lethal in European history. At least five million people died between 1931 and 1933 in the USSR. But instead of sending relief the Soviet state made use of the catastrophe to rid itself of a political problem. In Red Famine, Anne Applebaum argues that more than three million of those dead were Ukrainians who perished not because they were accidental victims of a bad policy but because the state deliberately set out to kill them ..."--Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Applebaum, A. (2017). Red famine: Stalin's war on Ukraine (First United States edition.). Doubleday.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Applebaum, Anne, 1964-. 2017. Red Famine: Stalin's War On Ukraine. Doubleday.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Applebaum, Anne, 1964-. Red Famine: Stalin's War On Ukraine Doubleday, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Applebaum, Anne. Red Famine: Stalin's War On Ukraine First United States edition., Doubleday, 2017.

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