Midnight in the Century

Brilliant and devastating. A perfect balance of despair and hope. A book that simultaneously has no heroes, and shows us that the connections and networks of even those most oppressed and persecuted make heroes of us all. A terrifying look at the realities of living under Stalin's bureaucratic dictatorship and how it quashes the souls and ideals of its citizens, while also showing how ideals animated by fundamental truths have a hold in the heart that can never be broken.