This title is a provocative analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. Reflecting the author's personal experiences within communist totalitarianism, this is a book about political passions, radicalism, utopian ideals, and their catastrophic consequences in the 20th century's experiments in social engineering.

Donated by John M. McCaffrey (See Bookplate).

Prologue : totalitarian dictators and ideological hubris -- Utopian radicalism and dehumanization -- Diabolical pedagogy and the (il)logic of Stalinism -- Lenin's century : Bolshevism, Marxism, and the Russian tradition -- Dialectics of disenchantment : Marxism and ideological decay in Leninist regimes -- Ideology, utopia, and truth : lessons from Eastern Europe -- Malaise and resentment : threats to democracy in post-communist societies.