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I'm currently reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and am thinking of reading this book next. Has anyone read The Great Terror by Robert Conquest?  What did you think of the book? Any other suggestions on this topic?

After the opening up of the Soviet archives in 1991, detailed information was released that Conquest argued supported his conclusions. When Conquest's publisher asked him to expand and revise The Great Terror, Conquest is famously said to have suggested the new version of the book be titled I Told You So, You Fucking Fools.[6] In fact, the mock title was jokingly proposed by Conquest's old friend, Kingsley Amis. The new version was published in 1990 as The Great Terror: A Reassessment (ISBN 0-19-507132-8).

Some 'revisionist' critics have argued that examination of archives following the USSR's collapse in 1991 challenge many of Conquest's statements.[7] Although some aspects of his work continue to be disputed by those on the left, he is often regarded as having been vindicated by history. Michael Ignatieff wrote "One of the few unalloyed pleasures of old age is living long enough to see yourself vindicated. Robert Conquest is currently enjoying this pleasure."[9]