About this title: The first full-scale biography of Stalin in twenty years reveals the complex and fascinating story of the Soviet dictator, from his dysfunctional childhood in Soviet Georgia, through his education and early political activism, to his tyrannical control over the Soviet Union and the legacy of his reign.
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PAN MACMILLAN Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780330419130ISBN:0330419137
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 736 pages. (736 pages) a biography of stalin which focuses not only on stalin as dedicated bureaucrat or serial political killer, but also on an assessment of his formative interactions in georgia, his youthful revolutionary activism, his relationsh1p with lenin, with his family, and with his party members. b&w plates (pages), 24 edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Belknap Pr
Date Published: 2006-10-15
ISBN-13:9780674022584ISBN:0674022580
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780674016972ISBN:0674016971
Description: New in New dust jacket. 0674016971. New Belknap Harvard first edition partial cloth hardcover and dust jacket in excellent condition. Protective mylar cover.; 1.68 x 9.46 x 6.4 Inches; 736 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780330419130ISBN:0330419137
Description: New. A biography of Stalin which focuses not only on Stalin as dedicated bureaucrat or serial political killer, but also on an assessment of his formative interactions in Georgia, his youthful revolutionary activism, his relationship with Lenin, with his f... read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780674022584ISBN:0674022580
Description: New. Overthrowing the conventional image of Stalin as an uneducated political administrator inexplicably transformed into a pathological killer, Robert Service reveals a more complex and fascinating story behind this notorious twentieth-century figure. read more
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"Really compelling portrait of Stalin. Though clear eyed about Stalin's evil, always seeks to be analytical and factual in telling the story of what he did. Actually more compelling as a result."
"Want to open a monster's head and look at his brain? It's hard to know what you're looking at. Even for a dictator, Stalin doesn't seem that human. Unlike a lot of dictators (Mao and Kim Jong Il come to mind), Stalin didn't really go hog-wild with orgies, decadent palaces, or other conventional extravagances. Political power, especially the ability to execute anybody disliked, seems to have been his only source of endorphins. Well, it's not like the world needed more evidence to conclude that he was a true psychopath, but the book seems well-researched, and reads quickly."
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