Stalin: A Pocket Biography

✍ Scribed by Harold Shukman

Publisher: The History Press
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Leaves: 86
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Joseph Stalin was one of the most ruthless and authoritarian dictators in world history, who plunged Russia into a barbarous nightmare, leaving behind a damaged nation and a legacy of grief. This concise biography presents Lenin's heir from his humble and troubled beginnings to the highest rank of all: General Secretary of the Communist Party. Stalin: A Pocket Biography is an accessible account of a complex tyrant, perfect for students or anyone taking a first look into modern Russian history.

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