The Red Hotel

The Red Hotel delves into the secretive world of Moscow’s Metropol Hotel during 1941-1945, a period marked by Stalin’s strict control over information and the wartime narrative. Using British and Soviet archives, the book uncovers the vital roles played by women as both propagandists and dissenters within this gilded cage. Through this detailed exploration, it reveals the complex undercurrents of power, intrigue, and resistance that operated beneath the surface of Stalin’s regime.