Ana Pauker is often thought of as the puppet of Soviet communism in Romania enforcing the most brutal and repressive Stalinist regime. This biography however, intends to oppose this picture and reveal a woman of remarkable strength, dominated by conflict and contradiction far more than dogmatism.

Ana Pauker is often thought of as the puppet of Soviet communism in Romania enforcing the most brutal and repressive Stalinist regime. This biography however, intends to oppose this picture and reveal a woman of remarkable strength, dominated by conflict and contradiction far more than dogmatism.