Reviews
"Stalin's Iron Fistis based on very thorough research, bringing to light many new and dramatic sources from the archives. The historiographical originality and verve of the work will make it an instant classic."-Lynn Viola, author ofThe Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements, "Meticulously sourced. . . . [An] absorbing read, and useful as a reminder of how cruel humans can be in the name of a cause."-James Critchlow, The New Leader, "Thanks to Getty's diligent researches, Yezhov's career before the Great Purges finally comes into focus. Stalin's instrument he undoubtedly was, but not without agency and ambitions of his own."-Sheila Fitzpatrick, University of Chicago, "Until this book by Getty and Naumov, no scholar has treated Yezhov as a human being and sought to understand why he did inhuman things. . . . It is a disturbing tale, an all too common tale in modern history."-William Chase, author of Enemies Within the Gates? The Comintern and the Stalinist Repression, 19341939, "Until this book by Getty and Naumov, no scholar has treated Yezhov as a human being and sought to understand why he did inhuman things. . . . It is a disturbing tale, an all too common tale in modern history."--William Chase, author of Enemies Within the Gates? The Comintern and the Stalinist Repression, 1934-1939, "UntilStalin''s "Iron Fist", no scholar has treated Yezhov as a human being and sought to understand why he did inhuman things. For this reason, this volume is a very welcome addition to the literature of the Stalin period and modern history. It is a disturbing tale, an all too common tale in modern history."-William Chase, author ofEnemies Within the Gates? The Comintern and the Stalinist Repression, 1934-1939, "Meticulously sourced. . . . [An] absorbing read, and useful as a reminder of how cruel humans can be in the name of a cause."--James Critchlow, The New Leader, "Thanks to Getty's diligent researches, Yezhov's career before the Great Purges finally comes into focus. Stalin's instrument he undoubtedly was, but not without agency and ambitions of his own."�Sheila Fitzpatrick, University of Chicago, "Yexhovis based on very thorough research, bringing to light many new and dramatic sources from the archives. The historiographical originality and verve of the work will make it an instant classic."-Lynn Viola, author ofThe Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements, "Thanks to Getty''s diligent researches, Yezhov''s career before the Great Purges finally comes into focus. Stalin''s instrument he undoubtedly was, but not without agency and ambitions of his own."-Sheila Fitzpatrick, University of Chicago, " Yezhov is based on very thorough research, bringing to light many new and dramatic sources from the archives. The historiographical originality and verve of the work will make it an instant classic."--Lynn Viola, author of The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements, ""Yezhov" is based on very thorough research, bringing to light many new and dramatic sources from the archives. The historiographical originality and verve of the work will make it an instant classic."--Lynn Viola, author of "The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements", "Thanks to Getty's diligent researches, Yezhov's career before the Great Purges finally comes into focus. Stalin's instrument he undoubtedly was, but not without agency and ambitions of his own."--Sheila Fitzpatrick, University of Chicago, 0;"Stalin7;s Iron Fist" is based on very thorough research, bringing to light many new and dramatic sources from the archives. The historiographical originality and verve of the work will make it an instant classic.1;2;Lynn Viola, author of "The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin7;s Special Settlements" -- Lynn Viola, "Meticulously sourced. . . . [An] absorbing read, and useful as a reminder of how cruel humans can be in the name of a cause."�James Critchlow, The New Leader, "Until this book by Getty and Naumov, no scholar has treated Yezhov as a human being and sought to understand why he did inhuman things. . . . It is a disturbing tale, an all too common tale in modern history."-William Chase, author of Enemies Within the Gates? The Comintern and the Stalinist Repression, 1934-1939, " Yezhov is based on very thorough research, bringing to light many new and dramatic sources from the archives. The historiographical originality and verve of the work will make it an instant classic."-Lynn Viola, author of The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements, "Until this book by Getty and Naumov, no scholar has treated Yezhov as a human being and sought to understand why he did inhuman things. . . . It is a disturbing tale, an all too common tale in modern history."-William Chase, author ofEnemies Within the Gates? The Comintern and the Stalinist Repression, 19341939, "Yezhov is based on very thorough research, bringing to light many new and dramatic sources from the archives. The historiographical originality and verve of the work will make it an instant classic."-Lynn Viola, author of The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements, �Yezhov is based on very thorough research, bringing to light many new and dramatic sources from the archives. The historiographical originality and verve of the work will make it an instant classic.��Lynn Viola, author of The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin�s Special Settlements, ""Stalin's Iron Fist" is based on very thorough research, bringing to light many new and dramatic sources from the archives. The historiographical originality and verve of the work will make it an instant classic."-Lynn Viola, author of "The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements", "Yezhovis based on very thorough research, bringing to light many new and dramatic sources from the archives. The historiographical originality and verve of the work will make it an instant classic."Lynn Viola, author ofThe Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements, �Until this book by Getty and Naumov, no scholar has treated Yezhov as a human being and sought to understand why he did inhuman things. . . . It is a disturbing tale, an all too common tale in modern history.��William Chase, author of Enemies Within the Gates? The Comintern and the Stalinist Repression, 1934�1939, ""Yexhov" is based on very thorough research, bringing to light many new and dramatic sources from the archives. The historiographical originality and verve of the work will make it an instant classic."--Lynn Viola, author of "The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements", "Until "Stalin''s "Iron Fist,"" no scholar has treated Yezhov as a human being and sought to understand why he did inhuman things. For this reason, this volume is a very welcome addition to the literature of the Stalin period and modern history. It is a disturbing tale, an all too common tale in modern history."-William Chase, author of "Enemies Within the Gates? The Comintern and the Stalinist Repression, 1934-1939"
