Crucibles of Power by Michael David-Fox

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/223740 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crucibles of Power Author: Michael David-Fox Narrator: Keith Brown Format: mp3 Length: 17 hrs and 39 mins Release date: 04-08-25 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Communism & Socialism Publisher's Summary: Prizewinning historian Michael David-Fox traces the experiences of Smolensk residents between the interwar years and the end of World War II, a period during which the city and region passed from Stalinist rule to Nazi occupation and back. The result is a revelatory examination of choice and power under dueling forms of murderous totalitarianism. Exploring the life-and-death decisions of a fascinating cast of characters, David-Fox shows how deeply the Stalinist and Nazi regimes relied on the co-optation of average citizens motivated by greed and need, but always within the orbit of ideology.