History without heroes: a new work on the history of Stalinism

In this review, the author analyzes a new monograph by the American historian, Wendy Z. Goldman,.Inventing the Enemy: Denunciation and Terror in Stalins Russia. (N.Y, 2011). The monograph is a highly significant contribution to the American historiography on Stalinism. Based on previously unknown archival documents, W. Goldman employs a rigorously scientific approach to the analysis of these materials. The review highlights W. Goldman.s research on the significant changes in Soviet political culture and society that took place under the influence and pressures of.the Great terror..