Red Square At Noon
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work of Soviet-era dissident literature, Red Square at Noon chronicles the extraordinary act of protest carried out on August 25, 1968, when a small group of courageous individuals gathered in Moscow's Red Square to demonstrate against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. Natalia Gorbanevskaya, one of the protesters herself, presents a firsthand and unflinching account of the demonstration, the brutal crackdown that followed, and the personal consequences endured by each participant. Written with quiet moral authority and searing clarity, the narrative documents the arrests, interrogations, and trials that the Soviet state used to silence its own citizens. The work stands as both a personal testimony and a vital historical document, illustrating the immense courage required to speak truth to power within a totalitarian regime. It remains an essential record of conscience and resistance, preserving the voices of those who refused to be complicit in their government's aggression.
Author: Natalia Gorbanevskaya
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Andre Deutsch
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work of Soviet-era dissident literature, Red Square at Noon chronicles the extraordinary act of protest carried out on August 25, 1968, when a small group of courageous individuals gathered in Moscow's Red Square to demonstrate against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. Natalia Gorbanevskaya, one of the protesters herself, presents a firsthand and unflinching account of the demonstration, the brutal crackdown that followed, and the personal consequences endured by each participant. Written with quiet moral authority and searing clarity, the narrative documents the arrests, interrogations, and trials that the Soviet state used to silence its own citizens. The work stands as both a personal testimony and a vital historical document, illustrating the immense courage required to speak truth to power within a totalitarian regime. It remains an essential record of conscience and resistance, preserving the voices of those who refused to be complicit in their government's aggression.