The Great West Ukrainian Prison Massacre of 1941: A Sourcebook
Author(s): Alexander Motyl (Editor), Ksenya Kiebuzinski (Editor)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: November 21, 2016
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 432 pages
- ISBN-10: 9089648348
- ISBN-13: 9789089648341
Book Description
After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, the Soviet secret police, the NKVD, executed a staggering number of political prisoners in Western Ukraine-somewhere between 10,000 and 40,000-in the space of eight days, in one of the greatest atrocities perpetrated by the Soviet state. Yet the Great West Ukrainian Prison Massacre of 1941 is largely unknown. This sourcebook aims to change that, offering detailed scholarly analysis, eyewitness testimonies and profiles of known victims, and a selection of fiction, memoirs, and poetry that testifies to the lasting impact of the massacre in the collective memory of Ukrainians.
About the Author
Prof. Alexander J. Motyl , Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University-Newark, author of numerous works on Soviet and post-Soviet politics.
Dr. Ksenya Kiebuzinski, Head, Petro Jacyk Central and East European Resource Centre, University of Toronto.