The black book of communism first published in 1997, the black book of communism, crimes, terror, repression, is a catalogue of unspeakable horror unequaled in the history of the world. Buy the black book of communism crimes, terror, repression. These french scholars some of them former communists have painstakingly documented the repression, terror, venality and murderous tactics that have characterized every communist regime. Black book puts to rest the odious fiction that has softened communism s image for so long. Crimes, terror, repression by jeanlouis panne, andrzej paczkowski, karel bartosek, jeanlouis margolin, nicolas werth, stephane. Buy the black book of communism crimes, terror, repression book online at best prices in india on. 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. Full text of the black book of communism see other formats. It details all the misery inflicted by communism throughout the world. The answer, i think, is to be found in another important volume about communism. The black book of communism crimes, terror, repression.
In 50 years these forms will be used, especially in the usa, australia, canada and other places in the commonwealth with her satanic majesty and the hidden masters of international finance and occult hierarchy in the background. Some of the atrocities of the reds are documented, although there is undue emphasis on communist victims of the relentless communist purges. Arnold beichmanweekend postthe heart of the black book is a compilation and description in mesmerizing objective prose of the slaughters visited upon populations. 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. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. 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. Black book of communism crimes terror repression nwo. Search booko for other editions of the black book of communism.
The book was originally published in france as le livre noir du. Quoting survivors, escapees, and what little information had been published in the soviet press, the black book of communism. Soviet communism had left nothing behind except death and destruction. Any book publisher will tell you that gloom doesnt sell, and the black book is essentially a catalogue of gloom. The myth of the wellintentioned foundersthe good czar lenin betrayed by his evil heirshas been laid to rest for good. 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. Partly it is because many crimes of communism have gone unexamined, due both to bias among the intelligentsia and lack of access to archives of communist countries. The idea of communism in the twentieth century, by francois furet see the discussion by brian c.
Crimes, terror, repression by stephane courtois et al translation by jonathan murphy and. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Jan 05, 2020 excerpts from the the black book of communism. If you want a proper historical overview as opposed to mere propaganda which was especially. Crimes, terror, repression is a 1997 book by stephane courtois, nicolas werth, andrzej paczkowski and several other. The authors of the black book of communism are part of a welcome change in the moralphilosophical landscape in paris, and one hopes elsewhere, as a result of which liberal and leftofcenter intellectuals, scholars and politicians judge the crimes of communist regimes with the same severity theyve applied to those of nazism and fascism. It is often difficult to decipher the meaning of a sentence. Crimes, terror, repression by karel bartosek, andrzej paczkowski, stephane courtois, jeanlouis panne and nicolas werth 1999, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. These methods are in the moderate form in the west at this point but gradualism is the credo carnegie preached and is used. The black book is an elegantly simple and valuable record of a time many would like to forgetbut will have to deal with. This is an 800page history of the terror, repression and killings of communism stretching from the bolshevik revolution to the present. Maos great leap forward needed only two years to destroy tens of millions of peasants. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The heart of the black book is a compilation and descriptionin.
Since its publication in france in 1997, the black book of communism has played a dual role, both chronicling the crimes of various communist regimes and also serving as a text that reveals the shifting status of marxism in the aftermath of the cold war. 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. By stephane courtois, nicolas werth, jeanlouis panne, andrzej paczkowski, karel bartosek, and jeanlouis margolin trans. The breakdown of the number of deaths is given as follows. Crimes, terror, repression by stephane courtois, mark kramer translator, jonathan murphy translator, karel bartosek, andrzej paczkowski, jeanlouis panne, jeanlouis margolin contributors. When the black book of communism appeared in europe in 1997 detailing communisms crimes, it created a furor. Crimes, terror, repression appeared originally in france in 1997, it caused a firestorm of controversy. As the death toll mountsas many as 25 million in the former soviet union, 65 million in china, 1. Crimes, terror, repression kindle edition published june 21st 2017 by blue editions kindle edition, 1,064 pages. Crimes, terror, repression, by stephane courtois, et.
Crimes, terror, repression from the worlds largest community of readers. Booko collects this information from user contributions and sources on the internet it is not a definitive list of editions. Postthe heart of the black book is a compilation and description in mesmerizing objective prose of the. This crimes past for january, his participation a latvian court in a convicted soviet partisan vasily raid kononov on a of latvian committing village war in crimes for his. The black book of communism, crimes, terror, repression. John omicinski, the scottsdale tribune i cant think of any book that would be more important for americans to read. Another recent development related to the issues raised in cofc was the publication of the black book of communism. Revolutions, like trees, must be judged by their fruit, ignazio silone wrote, and this is the standard the authors apply to the communist experience in the china of the great helmsman, kim il. Crimes, terror, repression jeanlouis panne, andrzej paczkowski, karel bartosek, jeanlouis margolin, nicolas werth, stephane courtois, mark kramer, jonathan murphy, mark kramer on. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Full text of the black book of communism internet archive. Reading this book has caused me to expand on some of the ideas in chapter 3 of cofc.
This international bestseller plumbs archives in the former soviet bloc to reveal the actual, practical accomplishments of communism around the world. 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. The black book of communism harvard university press. Astonishing in the sheer detail it amasses, the book is the first comprehensive attempt to catalogue and analyze the crimes of communism. The authors are prisoners of history in the sense that a residue of their gullibility remains and distorts the book. Why would this scholarly book with its just the facts, mam approach and its extensively documented claims ignite a firestorm. 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. Communism was the most monstrous blight upon humanity of the 20th century. The black book of communism already famous throughout europe, this international bestseller not only documents communist crimes against humanity, but also crimes against national and universal culture, from stalins destruction of hundreds of churches in moscow to ceausescus leveling of the historic heart of bucharest to the wide scale devastation visited on chinese culture by maos red guards. 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.
Peasants often resisted communism more fervently than any group. Crimes, terror, repression harvard university press, cambridge 1999, pp. This is an 800page history of the terror, repression and killings of communism stretching from the. Incredibly, the crimes of communism have yet to receive a fair and just assessment from both historical and moral viewpoints. 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. Buy the hardcover book the black book of communism. To be sure the subtitle, crimes, terror, repression, refers to a horrifying, sometimes mindnumblingly long list of tortures, familiar and unfamiliar, to the body and spirit, and the 700 plus pages of text are not a pleasant read.
Communism has been the great story of the twentieth century. Here was a group of respected scholars and historians, some of whom were well known as being on the political left and often apologists for soviet policies during the cold war, publishing a series of detailed. A weak point of the book is that a leftist bias remains. Jan 01, 2001 black book puts to rest the odious fiction that has softened communisms image for so long. John omicinski scottsdale tribune i cant think of any book that would be more important for americans to read. Courtois and his colleagues do not simply unfold the numbers relentlessly and numbingly. The black book of communism stephane courtois, nicolas.
I cant think of any book that would be more important for americans to read. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. But the authors of the black book of communism do what none of the other authors had done before. If you are going to read only one book this year, make it the black book of communism. 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. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The authors show how and why, wherever the ideology of communism was established, it quickly led to crime, terror, and repression. Crime, terror, repression stephane courtois, nicolas werth, jeanlouis panne, andrzej paczkowski, karel bartosek, jeanlouis margolin, harvard university press, cambridge, massachusetts, london, england 1999 many archives and witnesses prove conclusively that. Crimes, terror, repression by karel bartosek, andrzej paczkowski, stephane courtois, jeanlouis panne, jeanlouis margolin, nicolas werth hardback, 1999 at the best online prices at ebay. The black book of communism wikipedia republished wiki 2.