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Stalin: Breaker of Nations

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Stalin: Breaker of Nations

Of all the despots of our time, Joseph Stalin lasted the longest and wielded the greatest power, and his secrets have been the most jealously guardedâ€”even after his death.

In this book, the first to draw from recently released archives, Robert Conquest gives us Stalin as a child and student; as a revolutionary and communist theoretician; as a political animal skilled in amassing power and absolutely ruthless in maintaining it. He presents the landmarks of Stalinâ€™s rule: the class with Lenin; collectivization; the Great Terror; the Nazi-Soviet pact and the Nazi-Soviet war; the anti-Semitic campaign that preceded his death; and the legacy he left behind.

Distilling a lifetimeâ€™s study, weaving detail, analysis, and research, Conquest has given us an extraordinarily powerful narrative of this incredible figure.

â€œThoughtful and thorough and shot through with insight.â€â€”The Washington Post Book World

â€œDefinitive . . . a magnificent, even poetic, act of historical retribution.â€â€”The New Leader

â€œBrilliant . . . this book probably is the most cogent and readable account of Stalinâ€™s life yet published.â€â€”The San Diego Union
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrations, unspecified
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1992-11-01
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780140169539

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