by J. Arch Getty (Author), Oleg V. Naumov (Author)
Head of the secret police from 1937 to 1938, N I Yezhov was a foremost Soviet leader during these years, second in power only to Stalin himself. Under Yezhov's orders, millions of arrests, imprisonments, deportations, and executions were carried out. This book looks into the life and career of this man who administered Stalin's Great Terror.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 320
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 03 Jun 2008
ISBN 10: 0300092059
ISBN 13: 9780300092059