A fascinating book that explains the essence of socialism, national socialism, and communism. The hallmark of the book is the many accounts of victims of these varieties of socialism. The consequences of this inhumane, godless attempt to put ANY collective interests above the human person—which is a likeness of God—are vividly described. It will overturn many people’s ideas about concepts that, it seems, have already been understood by most—such as equality and brotherhood. In addition (in the same book), there is also an excellent Orthodox analysis of the ideology and spiritual condition of the great Russian writer L. N. Tolstoy.