The Black Book of Communism

Summary

The Black Book of Communism is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Black Book of Communism authored Stéphane Courtois^[3].
• The Black Book of Communism authored Nicolas Werth^[4].
• The Black Book of Communism authored Andrzej Paczkowski^[5].
• The Black Book of Communism authored Joachim Gauck^[6].
• The Black Book of Communism's image is recorded as Svartbok.kapa.jpg^[7].
• The Black Book of Communism's image is recorded as Le Livre noir du communisme.jpg^[8].
• The Black Book of Communism's instance of is recorded as literary work^[9].
• The Black Book of Communism's genre is recorded as historiography^[10].
• The Black Book of Communism's genre is recorded as essay^[11].
• The Black Book of Communism's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 178341226^[12].
• The Black Book of Communism's GND ID is recorded as 4543290-9^[13].
• The Black Book of Communism's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n99019718^[14].
• The Black Book of Communism's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 135065279^[15].
• The Black Book of Communism's IdRef ID is recorded as 050208446^[16].
• The Black Book of Communism's Commons category is recorded as The Black Book of Communism^[17].
• The Black Book of Communism's language of work or name is recorded as French^[18].
• The Black Book of Communism's country of origin is recorded as France^[19].
• The Black Book of Communism's publication date is recorded as +1997-11-06T00:00:00Z^[20].
• The Black Book of Communism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0420c7^[21].
• The Black Book of Communism's Open Library ID is recorded as OL8297612W^[22].
• The Black Book of Communism's has edition or translation is recorded as The Black Book of Communism^[23].
• The Black Book of Communism's main subject is recorded as communism^[24].
• The Black Book of Communism's main subject is recorded as Black Book^[25].
• The Black Book of Communism's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 7851^[26].
• The Black Book of Communism's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Le Livre noir du communisme'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include Stéphane Courtois^[3], a historian^[28], b. 1947^[29], of France^[30], awarded the Knight of the National Order of Merit^[31], specialised in late modern period^[32]; Nicolas Werth^[4], a historian^[33], b. 1950^[34], of France^[35], awarded the Albéric-Rocheron Prize^[36]; Andrzej Paczkowski^[5], a historian^[37], 1938–2026^[38], of Poland^[39], awarded the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science^[40], specialised in history^[41]; and Joachim Gauck^[6], a politician^[42], b. 1940^[43], of German Democratic Republic^[44], awarded the Theodor Heuss Medal^[45].

Why It Matters

The Black Book of Communism ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]