Inhuman Land: Searching for the Truth in Soviet Russia,

Inhuman Land: Searching for the Truth in Soviet Russia, 1941-1942 (New York Review Books)

A classic work of reportage about the KatyÅ„ Massacre during World War II by a soldier who narrowly escaped the atrocity himself.

In 1941, when Germany turned against the USSR, tens of thousands of Polesâ€”men, women, and children who were starving, sickly, and impoverishedâ€”were released from Soviet prison camps and allowed to join the Polish Army being formed in the south of Russia. One of the survivors who made the difficult winter journey was the painter and reserve officer JÃ³zef Czapski.

General Anders, the armyâ€™s commander in chief, assigned Czapski the task of receiving the Poles arriving for military training; gathering accounts of what their fates had been; organizing education, culture, and news for the soldiers; and, most important, investigating the disappearance of thousands of missing Polish officers.
Blocked at every level by the Soviet authorities, Czapski was unaware that in April 1940 many officers had been shot dead in Katyn forest, a crime for which Soviet Russia never accepted responsibility.
Czapskiâ€™s account of the years following his release from the camp and the formation of the Polish Army, and its arduous trek through Central Asia and the Middle East to fight on the Italian front offers a stark depiction of Stalinâ€™s Russia at war and of the suffering, stoicism, and bravery of his fellow Poles. A work of clear observation and deep compassion, Inhuman Land is one of the twentieth centuryâ€™s indispensable acts of literary witness.
Country USA
Brand New York Review Books
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2018-12-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781681372563

Country	USA
Brand	New York Review Books
Manufacturer	NYRB Classics
Binding	Paperback
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2018-12-18
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781681372563

Inhuman Land: Searching for the Truth in Soviet Russia, 1941-1942 (New York Review Books)

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