Zeus the Moose
1st March 2011, 00:04
This might be of interest to folks relatively near the Lehigh Valley, PA area: http://calendar.lafayette.edu/node/1526
When: Tue, 03/08/2011 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Where: Farinon 003 (Limburg Theater)
Presenter: Prof. Matthew Lenoe (University of Rochester)
Price: Free and open to the public
Sergei Kirov, a high ranking member of the Communist Party, was assassinated in his office building in 1934. His death sparked a series of investigations, arrests, and executions that snowballed into the event known as The Great Terror. This state-run terror campaign was explained by Stalin as an effort to stem terrorism and treason within Soviet borders. Historians ever since have argued whether the murder, and to a certain extent also the terror, were carefully orchestrated by Stalin personally. Professor Lenoe's book, "The Kirov Murder and Soviet History," (Yale University Press, 2010) compiles and analyzes more than a hundred archival documents in an effort to answer these questions. He will discuss his findings, their implications for Soviet history, and the parallels to other anti-terror campaigns at 7:30 PM on March 8 in Limburg Theater. The event is free and open to the public.
When: Tue, 03/08/2011 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Where: Farinon 003 (Limburg Theater)
Presenter: Prof. Matthew Lenoe (University of Rochester)
Price: Free and open to the public
Sergei Kirov, a high ranking member of the Communist Party, was assassinated in his office building in 1934. His death sparked a series of investigations, arrests, and executions that snowballed into the event known as The Great Terror. This state-run terror campaign was explained by Stalin as an effort to stem terrorism and treason within Soviet borders. Historians ever since have argued whether the murder, and to a certain extent also the terror, were carefully orchestrated by Stalin personally. Professor Lenoe's book, "The Kirov Murder and Soviet History," (Yale University Press, 2010) compiles and analyzes more than a hundred archival documents in an effort to answer these questions. He will discuss his findings, their implications for Soviet history, and the parallels to other anti-terror campaigns at 7:30 PM on March 8 in Limburg Theater. The event is free and open to the public.