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dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Lots of violence in this installment of Leo D’s story. Soviet Union in 1956 - Leo is still head of Homicide - but his “daughter” Zoya is kidnapped by a “gang” of criminals - he has to break into a prison to get the husband of the gang leader out of prison and reunited with his wife. Zoya likes the criminal life - is very angry with Leo. Leo has a long travel to the Gulag with lots of violence among the prisoners - violence surrounds Zoya and her activités.
In the meantime - Khrushchev has made a speech denouncing many of Stalin’s activities. Khrushchev is asking for a tolerant - more lenient Soviet Union. People are moved to confess their previous actions - and some are angry. Khrushchev’s initial speech is replaced with a new one - the first one becoming the “secret speech” - - at least I think that’s what happened. Frankly - all the violence caused me to read very quickly - so I may have missed some key points.
In the meantime - Khrushchev has made a speech denouncing many of Stalin’s activities. Khrushchev is asking for a tolerant - more lenient Soviet Union. People are moved to confess their previous actions - and some are angry. Khrushchev’s initial speech is replaced with a new one - the first one becoming the “secret speech” - - at least I think that’s what happened. Frankly - all the violence caused me to read very quickly - so I may have missed some key points.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
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