Stalin
A Pocket Biography
Published on 8. November 2011
106 pages
978-0-7524-7490-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
File size
1,73 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-7490-8 (9780752474908)
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Person
The late HAROLD SHUKMAN was a British historian, academic and author. Born in London to a family of Jewish immigrants escaping from the Russian Empire, Harold spent his academic career pursuing Jewish and Russian history, becoming the director of the Russian centre at St Antony's College, Oxford. He retired in 1998.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chronology
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Beginnings
- 3 Party Worker
- 4 Power
- 5 Leninâ?Ts Heir
- 6 The Great Turn
- 7 Stalin the Executioner
- 8 The Nation Revived
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
