The Hidden Economics of Bolshevism, Volume One (1917-1923). Theft. (Research Brief)
September 30, 2003
This past summer in Moscow, I began research into what I hope will be a longterm project on the “hidden economics of Bolshevism.” As I explained in my earlier mission statements, my aim is to mine newly available Soviet archives in order to tell a story long hinted at and touched upon, but never exposed in depth: that of the wholescale looting of Russia’s imperial wealth by the Bolsheviks who came to power in 1917.
Download the pdf at the top of this page for the full brief.
Sean McMeekin, of New York University, was a 2002-03 Short-Term Travel Grants fellow.
