Witkin's memoirs offer a detailed view of the inner workings of Stalin's bureaucracy- of entrenched planners who refused to try new methods; of construction bosses whose coverups led to terrible disasters; of rival engineers who plagiarized Witkin's work; of workers too defeated to take pride in their own labor.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520071344
ISBN-13
9780520071346
eBay Product ID (ePID)
815396
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Engineer in Stalin's Russia : the Memoirs of Zara Witkin, 1932-1934
Author
Zara Witkin
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Eastern, Europe / General, Civil / General