Russia Washed in Blood - Vesyoly, Artyom
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This book is the first English translation of a vivid fictionalised account of the Russian Civil War of 1918-1921 by a gifted writer, Artyom Vesyoly, who made it his mission to record the full horror of the events of that period. For his failure to recognise the 'leading organisational role' of the Communist Party, he was executed in Stalin's Great Purge.

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This book is the first English translation of a vivid fictionalised account of the Russian Civil War of 1918-1921 by a gifted writer, Artyom Vesyoly, who made it his mission to record the full horror of the events of that period. For his failure to recognise the 'leading organisational role' of the Communist Party, he was executed in Stalin's Great Purge.
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Artyom Vesyoly (1899-1938) was a prominent Russian writer of the early Soviet period, executed in the Great Purge for his 'incorrect' depiction of the revolution and civil war, and posthumously rehabilitated in 1956. Kevin Windle is an emeritus fellow at the Australian National University, translator, and historian of the early Russian community in Australia.  Elena Govor, granddaughter of Artyom Vesyoly, is an Australian historian specialising in the history of Russian-Australian contacts.