Russia in Turmoil: Facts and Figures Illustrating the 40-Year Struggle of the Peoples of Russia for Liberation from Communism

Frankfurt am Main: Posev, 1957. Item #1431

74 pages: illustrations. Original printed wrappers. 24 cm. Laid in with an original bilingual conference leaflet for the 1957 Annual POSSEV Conference. Wrappers lightly foxed with moderate toning and minor edgewear; internally clean and well-preserved. With a previous owner’s pen inscription on front cover.

Issued as a background reference for the 1957 Annual POSSEV Conference, this booklet presents a selection of statistics, photographs, and narrative commentary chronicling the activities of the NTS (Narodno-Trudovoy Soiuz) and the anti-communist Russian émigré struggle from 1917 to 1957. Published by the influential Possev publishing house in Frankfurt, the volume highlights Soviet repression, underground resistance, and the broader ideological confrontation with international communism. The illustrations include displays of anti-Soviet literature, clandestine publications, and samizdat documentation. A period piece of Cold War propaganda from the Russian émigré milieu, offering insight into the scope and style of the émigré resistance network in the West. Not commonly found with the conference leaflet preserved.

Price: $100.00