The Whisperers by Orlando Figes
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The Whisperers SummaryMoving from the Revolution of 1917 to the death of Stalin and beyond, Orlando Figes re-creates the moral maze in which Russians found themselves, where one wrong turn could destroy a family or, perversely, end up saving it. He brings us inside cramped communal apartments, where minor squabbles could lead to fatal denunciations; he examines the Communist faithful, who often rationalized even their own arrest as a case of mistaken identity; and he casts a humanizing light on informers, demonstrating how, in a repressive system, anyone could easily become a collaborator.A vast panoramic portrait of a society in which everyone spoke in whispers - whether to protect their families and friends, or to inform upon them - The Whisperers is a gripping account of lives lived in impossible times. The Whisperers Reviews"Starred Review. By seamlessly integrating the political, cultural and social with the stories of particular people and families, Figes retells all of Soviet history and enlarges our understanding of it." - Publishers Weekly.
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Orlando Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London, and the author of six books, which have been translated into more than twenty languages.
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