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Young Stalin
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Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore
Title: Young Stalin
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 528
Release Date: 2008-10-14
Details: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovs-and one of our pre-eminent historians-comes "a meticulously researched, authoritative biography" (The New York Times), the companion volume to the prize-winning Stalin, and essential reading for anyone interested in Russian history.
This revelatory account unveils how Stalin became Stalin, examining his shadowy journey from obscurity to power-from master historian Simon Sebag Montefiore.
Based on ten years of research, Young Stalin is a brilliant prehistory of the USSR, a chronicle of the Revolution, and an intimate biography. Montefiore tells the story of a charismatic, darkly turbulent boy born into poverty, scarred by his upbringing but possessed of unusual talents. Admired as a romantic poet and trained as a priest, he found his true mission as a murderous revolutionary. Here is the dramatic story of his friendships and hatreds, his many love affairs, his complicated relationship with the Tsarist secret police, and how he became the merciless politician who shaped the Soviet Empire in his own brutal image.
EAN: 9781400096138
Package Dimensions: Height: 7.97 Inches, Length: 5.15 Inches, Weight: 0.9375 Pounds, Width: 1.09 Inches
Languages: en
