ichadwick Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Just curious - has anyone here read the official Soviet history of the war? I used to have the set, but I sold it when I moved a dozen years back, and now wish I'd kept it. Anyone know of a good source to get a set these days? My only online Russian source told me a lot of the Soviet books were burned as fuel after glasnost. Ian 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grisha Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Ian, I checked abebooks.com and saw there are two versions, one from 1939-1945 (12 vol.) and one from 1941-1945 (6 vol.). The former costs $875 or $250, the latter, $375 or $344.50. Yikes! The authors to look up are A.A.Grechko and P.N.Pospelov. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichadwick Posted January 6, 2003 Author Share Posted January 6, 2003 YIPES! Those are in American dollars too! That's like a house or at least a car in Canadian! And to think the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa once gave that set away to visitors! Have to try and nudge the last person I know who has a set... at least to borrow it... Thanks. Ian 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpkr Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Originally posted by ichadwick: And to think the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa once gave that set away to visitors!Which probably says VOLUMES about it's accuracy and reliability . . . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Try here "001418] Pospelov, P. N. (editor). Official Soviet (Russian) History of World War II or the Great Patriotic War (6 Volumes + Map Supplement) (IIstoria Velikoi Otechestvenoi Voeni Sovetskogo Soyuza 1941-1945). Moscow, Russia: Military Publishing House, 1961. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good(-) / No Jacket. Rare complete 6 Volume set with additional separate map supplement. Each volume has 700-800 pages with numerous photos and color maps/illustrations. Many color fold-out battle maps throughout. This is the first official Russian history of World War II. Russian text. Light underlining - several volumes. Light wear - several volumes. Add $9.50 to shipping charge. $345.00" Cheers, Jason 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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