{"product_id":"2026200009241-secondhand-stalinism-in-prague-the-loebl-story","title":"Stalinism In Prague: The Loebl Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping Cold War memoir and political testimony, Stalinism in Prague: The Loebl Story chronicles the harrowing ordeal of Eugen Loebl, a senior Czechoslovak communist official who was arrested, subjected to years of brutal psychological torture, and forced into a false confession during the infamous Slánský show trials of 1952. Translated by Maurice Michael, the account presents a firsthand indictment of Stalinist terror from within the Eastern Bloc, detailing the systematic methods used by Soviet-directed secret police to break, manipulate, and ultimately destroy loyal party members. Loebl writes with unflinching candor, recounting his imprisonment, the techniques of mental coercion, and his eventual rehabilitation following de-Stalinization — offering a rare insider's perspective on one of communist history's darkest chapters. The narrative stands as both a personal testament to survival and a deeply unsettling portrait of totalitarianism at work behind the Iron Curtain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48893811949787,"sku":"2026200009241-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/09d071a1-1acd-46e6-8c8b-a8ad612ea511.png?v=1782040587","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009241-secondhand-stalinism-in-prague-the-loebl-story","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}