Russia: The Forgotten Holocaust 1924-53

by Andrew J Baker MA

Thursday 19 February 2026
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A  portrayal of Stalin’s sustained annihilation of all who stood in his path and of the terrifying ideology which lay behind it.

Andrew J Baker MA
Between 1924-53 millions perished in the USSR’s network of concentration camps – the Gulag.  This is the searing story of the ‘crimes’, ‘trials’, ‘confessions’, humiliation, suffering and death of these ‘enemies of the people’; of those who were its architects and its servants and of the ideology which lay behind it.
Andrew taught in grammar schools for 43 years and was headmaster of an Essex grammar school for over 22 years. He is the author of a best-selling book on Contemporary British Politics and now works as a freelance lecturer around the UK and on cruise ships.

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