Beschreibung
THE MAN WHO SAW TOO MUCH ***** In the 1930s, young journalist Gareth Jones makes several trips to the communist empire. As one of the few people from the West, he uncovers the shocking truth about the situation of the inhabitants of the USSR. He speaks with members of the state apparatus, as well as ordinary people – workers and peasants. He witnesses Soviet crimes firsthand and hears people dying of hunger in Ukraine. He soon learns about instances of cannibalism. ***** Upon returning to the West, he reveals the truth about the 'communist paradise' to the world. He is hunted by corrupt journalists who try to discredit the credibility of his reports. ***** After several years, he dies under unclear circumstances. Does this happen because he revealed the truth? ***** Gareth Jones was one of the first to understand the mechanisms governing the world in the 1930s: the rise of dictatorial regimes and the development of propaganda. He predicted the attack on Poland and the war between the Soviets and the Nazis. The way he was to be silenced even inspired George Orwell while writing the novel Animal Farm. ***** THE STORY OF GARETH JONES WAS ADAPTED INTO A POLITICAL THRILLER MR. JONES BY DIRECTOR AGNIESZKA HOLLAND, WHO HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR THREE TIMES. IN INTERNATIONAL
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Author: Wlekły Miroslaw
Publication date: 8. November 2023
Manufacturer: Vydavatelství VÍKEND - J. Černý
Genres: Non-fiction literature, Books, History and facts
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 352
ISBN/EAN: 9788074333927

