ARRESTED VOICES: Resurrecting the Disappeared Writers of the Soviet Regime

by Vitaly Shentalinsky, John Crowfoot, Robert Conquest (Introduction)

Drawing on long-hidden KGB files, a distinguished Russian poet and essayist reveals what happened to some of Soviet Russia's most prominent writers--including Isaac Babel and Maxim Gorky--after their arrests by the KGB. 15,000 first printing.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Russia, Philosophy

336 pages, Hardcover

First published July 10, 1996

About the author

Vitaly Shentalinsky (Виталий Шенталинский in Russian) - poet and writer - was born in Siberia. He studied journalism and worked as a journalist and for radio and television. He spent the winter at the polar station on Wrangel Island, and participated in five high latitude expeditions.

Reviews

[l · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wonder if that Platonov story has been published (& translated) now...

[Nina]

This hardcover book was worth every bit of pain it caused me to hold it up with one hand on crowded subway trains. Extremely interesting for someone with a deep interest in Russia or the Soviet Union, but I wouldn't recommend it to just anyone.