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A Dark Chapter in Soviet-India Relations, 1937–1947
ISBN: 9781041234913
£135.00
By Nilanjana Banerjee
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This groundbreaking work examines a largely forgotten episode in the history of Soviet-India relations during the Stalinist purges of 1937-1947. Drawing on extensive archival research from Russian, Indian, and British sources, Nilanjana Banerjee uncovers the tragic stories of Indian nationals who perished in Stalin's Great Purge. The book sheds new light on the intersection of colonial politics, international communism, and the brutal machinery of Soviet state terror, revealing how Indian revolutionaries, travelers, and intellectuals became entangled in one of the 20th century's darkest chapters.
1. Introduction: Indians in the Soviet Union
2. The Comintern and Indian Revolutionaries
3. The Great Purge: Mechanisms of Terror
4. Indian Victims: Personal Stories
5. Diplomatic Responses and Silence
6. Legacy and Memory
7. Archival Sources and Methodology
8. Conclusion: Reckoning with the Past
Nilanjana Banerjee is Professor of History at the University of Delhi, where she specializes in Soviet-Indian relations and the global history of communism. She is the author of several acclaimed books on 20th century South Asian history and has held visiting fellowships at Cambridge, Yale, and the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History. Her research draws on multilingual archival sources in Russian, Hindi, Bengali, and English.
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