The Taste of Ashes
The Afterlife of Totalitarianism in Eastern Europe
by Marci Shore
370 pages· ISBN 9780307888815
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An inventive, wholly original look at the complex psyche of Eastern Europe in the wake of the revolutions of 1989 and the opening of the communist archives. Yale historian and prize-winning author Shore draws upon intimate understanding to illuminate the afterlife of totalitarianism.
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