This is the story of lives under the constant scrutiny of the N.K.V.D.

Here is a monumental novel that shows how the fantastic Communist will-to-power has led to the enslavement of the Russians themselves.

Here are the intellectuals, factory workers, spies, soldiers, big-shot Communists, and plain family people.

This is the story of their lives under the constant scrutiny of the N.K.V.D. as told by expert author Godfrey Blunden.