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Winter in Moscow

Book • 1987
Published in 1934, this book is a satirical and loosely structured narrative based on Muggeridge's observations as a correspondent for the Manchester Guardian in 1932 and 1933.

It exposes the harsh realities of life in Stalin's Russia, including widespread famine and the exploitation of the Soviet people, while also criticizing Western journalists and intellectuals who supported or ignored these atrocities.

The book is notable for its early critique of Soviet Communism and its vivid portrayal of the Orwellian nightmare of Stalin's regime.

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as a book depicting Western expats in Moscow in the early 1930s.
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