In the Service of Stalin
The Spanish Communists in exile, 1939-1945
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23408574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Wingeate Pike (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Pages | 453 |
| Publication date | 1993-09-23 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | In the service of Stalin (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203155.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2506680809 |
| ISBN | 9780198203155 |
| Open Library | OL1737632M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This is the epic story of the tens of thousands of communists exiled from Spain after Franco’s victory in the Spanish Civil War. With their iron discipline and fervent dedication to Stalin’s cause, they did not hesitate, when the moment came in the Second World War, to throw themselves again into the struggle against fascism. This book is the first full scholarly study of their experiences. The author examines the contribution of the Spanish communists to the resistance in France and recounts their sufferings in Mauthausen — the concentration camp in Austria to which most who were captured were consigned. He also traces the experiences of those thousands who were admitted into the Soviet Union, where they fought in the Red Army or languished and perished in the prisons and slave camps of the Gulag. The author’s unparalleled access to the archives, many previously unexplored, and the information derived from his interviews with survivors combine to make this both an important addition to our knowledge of the Second World War and an enthralling, often moving account of the experiences of some of its participants.
Ancient history · Art · EPIC · Gulag · Literature · Political science · Politics · Resistance (ecology) · Soviet union · Spanish Civil War · Victory · World War II · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · European history and politics · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · 1936-1939 · 1939-1945 · 20th century · Civil War · Civil War, 1936-1939 · Communists · Europe · foreign countries · Political refugees · Refugees · Soviet Union · Spain · Spaniards · World War · World war, refugees
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2021 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |