The Wolf of the Kremlin: The First Biography of L.M. Kaganovich, the Soviet Union's Architect of Fear
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (631 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0688075290 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 331 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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. with dustjacket, 1987 clean bright copy
Kahan a fake? From Wikipedia: In 1987, American journalist Stuart Kahan published a book entitled The Wolf of the Kremlin: The First Biography of L.M. Kaganovich, the Soviet Union's Architect of Fear (William Morrow & Co). In the book, Kahan made a series of claims about Kaganovich's working relationship with Joseph Stalin and his activities during the Ukrainian famine, and claimed to be the long-lost nephew of Kaganovich. He also claimed to have interviewed Kaganovich personally and stated that Kaganovich admitted to being partially responsible for the death of Stalin in 195. Arun Wyborn said Lazar Kaganovich - the Jewish Butcher of the Ukraine and Wolf of the Kremlin was Stalin's Brother-In-Law.. I am writing this review nearly 100 years to the day to when Monarchical rule came to an end in imperial Russia (late on the night of 16 July 1917), when Tsar Nicholas II, Alexandra, their five children and four servants were ordered to dress quickly and go down to the cellar of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg which they were being held. There, the family and servants were arranged in two rows for a photograph they were told was being taken to quell rumors that they had escaped. Suddenly, a dozen armed men burst into the room and gunned down the imperial, Chr. bill runyon said Worth Reading. Although the stories in this book cannot be accepted as "gospel," because they are from an old man who was aparticipant in some of the worst atrocities in modern history,it needs to be read by anyone interested in the history ofthe USSR.The subject, Lazar Kaganovich, was, indeed, the "wolf of theKremlin," as he was the one man Stalin could count on to "solve"problems being caused anywhere in the USSR. Kaganovich couldbe counted on by Stalin to take any and all steps necessaryto get rid of problems, because he always knew what Stalin wanted, and he had carte blan
From Publishers Weekly The reader wonders at the gimmick of the "affidavit" included here signed by Kahan's father, which asserts that the primary sources for this book about Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich are the wolf himselfwhom the author implicates in murdering Stalin and describes as a "self-hating Jew" and the "ultimate Jew-hater"and the author's paternal grandfather, Lazar's first cousin. . Photos. as we watch Lazar rise to power as Stalin's "apparatus of terror." A meaningful biography of the sinister Kaganovich is still to be written. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. And Kahan (The Expectant Father's Survival Kit, etc.) fails to make cl