Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944–1956

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Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944–1956 is a historical study by Anne Applebaum that examines how Soviet-backed communist regimes were imposed and consolidated across Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
historical study
author Anne Applebaum
awarded Cundill Prize recognition
countryOfOrigin United States
focusesOn collectivization and economic control
destruction of civil society
imposition of Soviet-backed communist regimes
political repression
post–World War II occupation policies
propaganda and media control
secret police systems
genre history
political history
hasTheme Soviet imperialism
control of culture and education
resistance and collaboration
totalitarianism
intendedAudience general readers
scholars of Cold War history
language English
nonfiction true
notableFor comparative analysis of multiple Eastern Bloc states
detailed account of Sovietization mechanisms
originalPublicationYear 2012
pages approximately 600
publicationDate 2012
publisher Doubleday
regionCovered East Germany
Hungary
Poland
relatedWorkByAuthor Gulag: A History
Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine
setInContextOf aftermath of World War II
shortlistedFor National Book Award for Nonfiction
subject Cold War
Eastern Europe
Soviet Union
Sovietization of Eastern Europe
communism
timePeriodCovered 1944–1956
usesMethod archival research
oral history interviews

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Anne Applebaum notableWork Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944–1956
Anne Applebaum notableWork Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944–1956
subject linked to: Applebaum
Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine relatedWork Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944–1956
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Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism relatedWorkByAuthor Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944–1956