The Rise and Fall of Stalin

The Rise and Fall of Stalin

This is the story of modern historyâ€™s most treacherous and terrifying dictator.

Stalin was a man of many facets: he studied for the priesthood, he was a romantic poet, a bank-robber, an assassin, a revolutionary, a ruthless leader, and, for a time, one of the two most powerful men in the world.

But after he took power he was also one of the bloodiest and cruellest leaders in all history.

He cracked an iron whip over Russia and Eastern Europe as millions fell to his purges.

His bizarre, sinister life was matched only by his strange death in 1953 and his subsequent fall and condemnation by his successors.

Praise for Robert Payne:

â€˜a whale of a book â€¦ extremely readable, the verve and gusto of the writing are unflagging to the end.â€™ - The Spectator

â€˜A prodigious biographyâ€¦ Fascinating. Valuable.â€™ - New York Herald Tribune

â€˜a triumph of biography â€¦ a clear and fluent style, a powerful picture of one of the most influential men in European History.â€™ - Will Durant

â€˜few writers have come closer to capturing the spiritual essence of their subjectâ€™ - Harrison Salisbury

â€˜A gripping wide-read chronicle, narrated with a wealth of detail, colour and documentation. Once you become enmeshed in the bookâ€™s tentacles of intrigue, it takes you by the throatâ€™ - Saturday Review Syndicate

Robert Payne (1911-1983) had over a hundred books published on a wide range of subjects during his lifetime. Critics raved about â€˜his vast erudition,â€™ â€˜his magic power over words,â€™ and that rare ability â€˜to capture the spiritual essence of his subject.â€™ The Russian series, in particular The Life and Death of Lenin and The Rise and Fall of Stalin, raised his reputation as biographer to enormous stature.

Country	USA
Author	Robert Payne
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Endeavour Press
Manufacturer	Endeavour Press
NumberOfPages	800
PublicationDate	2015-02-18
Publisher	Endeavour Press
ReleaseDate	2015-02-18
Studio	Endeavour Press

The Rise and Fall of Stalin

Praise for Robert Payne:

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