The secret speech
By: Tom Rob Smith
Series: Leo Demidov -- 2
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 453
ISBN-13: 9781847371287; 9781847371294; 9781847378088
Subjects: Fiction; History
Description: Soviet Union, 1956: Stalin is dead. With his passing, a violent regime is beginning to fracture - leaving behind a society where the police are the criminals, and the criminals are innocent. The catalyst comes when a secret manifesto composed by Stalin's successor Khrushchev is distributed to the entire nation. Its message: Stalin was a tyrant and a murderer. Its promise: The Soviet Union will transform. But there are forces at work that are unable to forgive or forget Stalin's tyranny so easily, that demand revenge of the most appalling nature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.