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.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. ExcellentBy zachThis is probably the only book that I am aware of; other than Abbas Amanat's Resurrection and Renewal; that covers the genesis of the Babi religion in complete depth. The Babi religion began as a split from Shaykhi Imami Shiism and as a result MacEoin spends a great deal of writing on both Shaykhi Shiism and it's founder Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsai and his successors before moving on to describing the historical and theological evolution of Babism. The first half of the book is dedicated to a linear narrative that describes the progression of the Babi religion in its nascent stages to its full split from Shaykhi Shiism. The second half is a collection of articles MacEoin has written on Babi/Bahai studies; which provide a wealth of information regarding the initial formation and evolution of the Babi religion as well as the early stages of the Bahai religion. MacEoin does a wonderful of explaining the development of these religions within their historical context in a very accessible way; making the book an overall enjoyable read. Recommended for students/readers of Shiism (especially its heterodox strands); Iranian religions/history (Qajar period); religious sociology and Babi/Bahai studies.
