Courtesy, Brookings Press
Book Talk: The Dissidents
In a talk commemorating the launch of his new book The Dissidents, Peter Reddaway described the human costs of the repression that marked the Soviet state.
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Overview
Courtesy, Brookings Press
From the mid-1960s on, Peter Reddaway published numerous articles and books about Soviet dissent. In 1969 he co-founded the Alexander Herzen Foundation with historian Jan Willem Bezemer and Karel van het Reve, in order to publish the work of Soviet dissidents for a Western audience. Reddaway got to know many dissidents and their work from a distance, publicizing their writings in the West and helping some of them settle abroad. In a talk commemorating the launch of his new book The Dissidents, Reddaway described the human costs of the repression that marked the Soviet state. He placed the work and struggles of these dissidents within the context of the secretive politics inside the Kremlin, where a tiny elite competed for power — even as the Soviet system was crumbling around them.
This book was available for purchase at the event.
Speaker
Peter Reddaway
Former Kennan Institute Director and Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
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Kennan Institute
The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange. Read more
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