Grover furr, professor of english at montclair state university in new jersey, has produced an extraordinary book that redraws soviet history. Review of grover furrs khrushchev lied the red phoenix. In the first part, furr examines every one of khrushchevs 61 allegations in the light of the documentary evidence, mostly primary sources from the former soviet archives. There is a long recognized mystery of why medical care was not summoned for the gravely ill stalin until a day or more after it had been discovered that he had had a stroke. The personality and the writings of leon trotsky have long been a rallying point for anticommunists throughout the world. Thanks to broue and getty i already knew that trotsky had lied about. This short essay was written over three years ago as a response to grover furr s writings on the moscow trials. But during the 1930s trotsky deliberately lied in his writings about joseph. In it, researchers found evidence that leon trotsky deliberately lied many times and about many people and events. The author, grover furr, beginning most prominently with an earlier book khrushchev lied, refuting the litany of lies told by nikita khrushchev in his secret speech, decided enough was enough and has embarked on a second career beside being an accomplished medieval historian of systematically repudiating the vast cannon of accepted anglo. In this book, grover furr answers the central questions concerning the mass repressions known as the ezhovshchina or, by. American professor and author of books and articles in russian and english on soviet history under the period of joseph stalin, partic.
Institute for international studies brown university providence rhode island the pennsylvania state university press university. The fact that khrushchev did nothing but lie suggested that trotsky might have lied as well. I have a few questions as to the academic rigor of furr s works. The first is that, had furr written a similar book in any area of historical specialization other than sovietera studies, khrushchev lied would be immediately hailed as a work of major significance. Erythros press and media, llc, kettering, ohio, usa. The evidence that every revelation of stalins and berias crimes in nikita khrushchevs infamous secret speech to the 20th party congress of the communist party of the soviet union on february 25, 1956, is provably false. Suivez grover furr et explorez sa bibliographie sur sa page dauteur grover furr sur. Abstract during the past several decades, evidence has come to light which proves that leon trotsky lied a great deal to cover. Grover furr talk on his book khrushchev lied youtube. May 07, 2015 professor grover furr has called into question the official narrative that puts the blame for the katyn massacre on the soviet union, in accordance with the version propagated by joseph goebbels, reich minister of propaganda in nazi germany, in 1943. Why are grover furr s books khrushchev lied and blood lies wrong. Whatever the details of this affair khrushchev was involved in it.
By equating the soviet union to nazi germany and joseph stalin to adolf hitler, ukrainian politicians and their western supporters are trying to coverup their own shameful history, american professor grover carr furr told sputnik. In his other videos he has a trotsky was a japanese agent thing. Of course all the little american pat robertsons are at war with him. Having looked at the arguments presented by the contents, i would say that it is not accurate and generally a work of sensationalism, although. Trotskys lies what they are, and what they mean posted on january 27, 2017 leave a comment the personality and the writings of leon trotsky have long been a rallying point for anticommunists throughout the world. For the curious, heres what it looks like on the inside screenshots from 20200207. One can understand praise for josef stalins positive contributions which in fact are many, no doubt, but one cant digest open defence of not simply mistakes but of the organised repressions and physical eliminations by stalin and his group in the course of the history of the. But during the 1930s trotsky deliberately lied in his writings about joseph stalin and the soviet union.
Grover furr evidence of leon trotskys collaboration with. Professor grover furr has called into question the official narrative that puts the blame for the katyn massacre on the soviet union, in accordance with the version propagated by joseph goebbels, reich minister of propaganda in nazi germany, in 1943. By equating ussr to nazi germany west covers up own shameful. Khrushchev lied download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Grover furr came up and i watched his blood lies video which i thought was great. The evidence that every revelation of stalins and berias crimes in nikita khrushchevs infamous secret speech to the 20th congress of the communist party of the soviet union on february 25, 1956 is provably false by grover furr. Grover furr on nikita khrushchevs secret speech youtube. The author of khrushev lied the evidence that every revelation of stalins and berias crimes in nikita khrushchevs infamous secret. The author of khrushev lied the evidence that every revelation of stalins and berias crimes in nikita khrushchevs infamous secret speech to the 20th party congress of the communist.
Grover carr furr iii born april 3, 1944 is an american professor of medieval english literature at montclair state university, but is best known for his books and articles on the history of the ussr under joseph stalin, particularly the 1930s. Leon trotsky and the barcelona may days of 1937 furr 2019. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. They hate grover furr because he has evidence for the conclusions he draws and presents it openly, rather than relying on emotionalism. Do you know grover furr who is professor at the montclair state university msu in new jersey. Trotskys lies, the moscow trials as evidence, the dewey commission i realize that some people might not have the money to buy the book. Grover furr has spent a decade studying the flood of documents from formerly secret soviet archives published since the end of the ussr. Oct 31, 20 the author of khrushev lied the evidence that every revelation of stalins and berias crimes in nikita khrushchev s infamous secret speech to the 20th party congress of the communist. Other evidence of trotskys lies comes from his own writings and in documents from former soviet archives. The evidence that every revelation of stalins and berias crimes in nikita khrushchevs infamous secret. Jan 25, 2019 discover book depositorys huge selection of grover furr books online. The truth about mass repressions and the socalled great terror in the ussr yezhov vs.
Nov 09, 2001 grover furr is the author or khrushchev lied. As far as i can tell, this book attempts to argue with khrushchevs secret speech and exonerate stalin. Jan 12, 2014 by alfonso casal there are certain assumptions one can make, with a high degree of certainty, regarding grover furrs khrushchev lied. Snyders main sources are in polish and ukrainian, in hardtofind books and articles. Khrushchev lied is certainly a very detailed and thorough book in the sense that it goes in detail to refute every implication and argument khrushchev makes. Pardon me for being sceptical of the groundbreaking nature of it. Stalin is the first accurate account of the socalled great terror in the soviet union in 19371938. Khrushchev lied grover furr pdf ijbrary of confess catalcguinginpublicalion daa furr, cirover c. Jun 10, 2016 they hate grover furr because he is an honest researcher in an age filled to the brim with propaganda.
The evidence that every revelation of stalins and berias crimes in nikita khrushchevs infamous secret speech to the 20th party. The holodomor and the film bitter harvest are fascist lies by grover furr. Khrushchev lied is the american title, and the book was just announced on a small publisher. Originally published in pravda, september 21 1948, this is the famous soviet jewish writers criticism of zionism. They hate grover furr because he challenges the bourgeois anticommunist understanding of soviet history. The evidence that every revelation of stalins and berias crimes in nikita khrushchevs infamous secret speech to the 20th congress of the communist party of the soviet union on february. Welcome to grover furrs home page montclair state university. The evidence that every revelation of stalins and berias crimes in nikita khrushchev s infamous secret speech to the 20th party. Revisiting old sources and using new material from the soviet archives, grover furr s study demands a complete rethinking of soviet history, socialist history, indeed.
The author had supported most of his claims with primary sources and left many links to those sources in his book so you can look them up online. The harvard trotsky archive was opened to researchers in 1980. It would seem he is somewhat related to the plp, is that correct. Mar 31, 2017 grover furr is the author or khrushchev lied. Revisiting old sources and using new material from the soviet archives, grover furrs study demands a complete rethinking of soviet history, socialist history, indeed. A while ago i posted a link on grover furr s new book trotskys amalgams. A pathetic defence of stalinist repressions mainstream weekly. Everything you know about russia and the ussr is a lie. Some western communists seriously deny that joseph stalin was the murderous dictator he is extensively documented as having been their motivation stems from standard my enemys enemy logic, combined with the idea that the revolution required and requires a strong leader, and stalin fits that bill. I am not a stalinist by any means, but wanted to know what specific evidence is there that makes grover furr s work wrong or inaccurate.
Grover furr has performed a valuable service to the field of soviet studies by grappling in depth with nikita khrushcheva s secret speech of 1956. Drawing upon primary sources from the harvard trotsky archive and from former soviet archives grover furr subjects the testimony of moscow trials defendants to a. Ilya erenburg, answer to a letter, in russian original and english translation, transcribed and with an introduction by grover furr pdf. The evidence that every revelation of stalins and berias crimes in nikita khrushchev s infamous secret speech to the 20th congress of the communist party of the soviet union on february 25, 1956 is provably false by grover furr. Memoirs of nikita khrushchev volume 3 statesman 19531964 edited by sergei khrushchev memoirs translated by george shriver supplementary material translated by stephen shen. Home theory myths about socialism why does the pseudoleft hate grover furr why does the pseudoleft hate grover furr. The official version of the katyn massacre disproven. Jun 15, 2017 in particular, anticommunists use a series of executions that occurred from 19361939 to slander the entire soviet workers state.
Stalin, describes the monumental 1930s villainy of nikolai yezhov, head of the nkvd. Recent scholarship is helping workers around the world understand this period of time. Furr claims to have proved that leon trotsky and nikolai bukharin did indeed collaborate with foreign imperialist powers and lead a conspiracy of wreckers and assassins to murder highranking soviet leaders and restore capitalism in the ussr. Grover furr s book that exposes leon trotsky of having been a total turncoat against his people, supporting fascist germany and japan. Why are grover furrs books khrushchev lied and blood lies. The evidence that every revelation of stalins and berias crimes in nikita khrushchevs infamous secret speech to the 20 th congress of the communist party of the soviet union on february 25.
As far as i can tell, this book attempts to argue with khrushchev s secret speech and exonerate stalin. The holodomor and the film bitter harvest are fascist. Dec 17, 2018 khrushchev remembers by nikita sergeevich khrushchev, 1971, bantam books edition. Grover furr evidence of leon trotskys collaboration with germany and japan part i if an objective research project on the events of those years were to be done, free of ideological dogmas, then a great deal could change in our attitude towards those years and towards the personalities of that epoch. Grover carr furr iii born april 3, 1944 is an american professor of medieval english literature. Based on the smoking gun, ironclad proof in your book, khrushchev lied, he was not only an enemy of the revolution, but he betrayed his party, nation and people. I have recently known of him and he seems interesting.
Nikita khrushchev mentiu sobre stalin, afirma o historiador grover furr. Khrushchev lied is a marvelous piece of work, formidable in its research and reasoning, clear and precise in its writing, and breathtaking in its findings and implications. Mar 20, 2017 grover carr furr iii born april 3, 1944 is an american professor of medieval english literature at montclair state university, best known for his books on joseph stalin and the soviet union. Furrs book, khrushchev lied attacked the speech given by nikita khrushchev called on the cult of personality and its. Grover carr furr iii born april 3, 1944 is an american professor of medieval english literature at montclair state university, best known for his books on joseph stalin and the soviet union. Grover furr methodically checked every single footnote to anything that could be construed as a crime by stalin, the ussr, or prosoviet communists.
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