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Iron Curtain
The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-56
by Anne Applebaum
1 episode · 1 guest · last mentioned 11 May 2026
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About the book
A historical account of how Soviet power was imposed across Eastern Europe in the decade after World War II. It details the transformation of societies through political repression, economic control, and the crushing of civil society, drawing on newly opened archives.
