The Unknown Stalin
Published on 20. December 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-85043-980-6 (ISBN)
Description
Milestone biography of the enigmatic Stalin Authors are Russia's greatest living historians Guaranteed extensive media coverage Josef Stalin remains one of the greatest enigmas of modern history. Unflinching, impenetrable, inhuman in his cruelty, bathed in misery himself, he represents to many a very paradigm of evil - perhaps, in his icy rationalism, even more so than Hitler himself. More than a hundred biographies of Stalin have been written since his death in 1953, but 'The Unknown Stalin' is the first detailed study of the torrent of new material unleashed with the opening of the secret Soviet archives when the Union collapsed. The truths extracted from these long secret archives provides a radically fresh insight into the life and career of one of the major figures of the twentieth century. 'The Unknown Stalin' by two of Russia's most distinguished historians represents one of the greatest contributions to the study of Stalin in decades, and will be of vital interest to scholars and general readers alike.
Reviews / Votes
'No other book on this subject can compare in coverage and readability.' - Professor Robert Tucker, Princeton University; 'For those interested in Soviet history and communist this book is a must.' - David Winnick, TribuneMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85043-980-6 (9781850439806)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Roy Medvedev is the renowned Russian historian, whose monumental 'Let History Judge' was the first major insider account by a prominent Soviet dissident. Zhores Medvedev, his twin brother, is a noted political commentator, author of a biography of the pseudo-scientist Lysenko and resident in London since exile from the Soviet Union in 1973.