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Peter H. Solomon, Jr. Soviet Criminal Justice under Stalin. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. xviii, 494 pp. $80.00 (cloth); $29.95 (paper).

Peter H. Solomon, Jr. Soviet Criminal Justice under Stalin. New York: Cambridge University Press,... Rigby, F.J.M. Feldbrugge, and Nicholas Lampert. Clark is sufficiently creative that this synthesis yields a new a n d interesting contribution, but his u s e of s e c o n d a r y s o u r c e s d o e s not serve him weil when the authorities are Vladimir Solov'ev and Elena Klepikova, w h o s e a c c o u n t s of murder, gun battles, and even live conversations between Politburo m e m b e r s are for the more credulous. To his credit, Clark repeatedly notes that t h e s e tales are not verified (or, this reviewer would argue, verifiable), but in any event the fifth chapter, on corruption and anti-corruption, is less convincing than the rest of the book b e c a u s e of its d e p e n d e n c e upon personal intrigue. P e r h a p s this important t h e m e wüi receive further exploration for at least the Gorbachev e r a through the memoir literature now available: in support of Clark's t h e http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Canadian-American Slavic Studies Brill

Peter H. Solomon, Jr. Soviet Criminal Justice under Stalin. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. xviii, 494 pp. $80.00 (cloth); $29.95 (paper).

Thurston, Robert W.
Canadian-American Slavic Studies , Volume 32 (4): 3 – Jan 1, 1998
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Rigby, F.J.M. Feldbrugge, and Nicholas Lampert. Clark is sufficiently creative that this synthesis yields a new a n d interesting contribution, but his u s e of s e c o n d a r y s o u r c e s d o e s not serve him weil when the authorities are Vladimir Solov'ev and Elena Klepikova, w h o s e a c c o u n t s of murder, gun battles, and even live conversations between Politburo m e m b e r s are for the more credulous. To his credit, Clark repeatedly notes that t h e s e tales are not verified (or, this reviewer would argue, verifiable), but in any event the fifth chapter, on corruption and anti-corruption, is less convincing than the rest of the book b e c a u s e of its d e p e n d e n c e upon personal intrigue. P e r h a p s this important t h e m e wüi receive further exploration for at least the Gorbachev e r a through the memoir literature now available: in support of Clark's t h e

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