Cynthia A Ruder: 1 book
Building Stalinism
The Moscow Canal and the Creation of Soviet Space
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Today the 80-mile-long Moscow Canal is a source of leisure for Muscovites, a conduit for tourists and provides the city with more than 60% of its potable water. Yet the past looms heavy over these quotidian activities: the canal was built by Gulag inmates at the height of Stalinism and thousands died...
