Drawing on previously unpublished archive material, this acclaimed biography of Stalin describes his formative years – emphasizing the importance of his parents, Georgian origins, religious training and his embrace of Marxism, as well as his poetry and voracious reading – to show that the notorious tyrant was ‘a more dynamic and diverse figure†than is generally supposed.


Format Inbunden Språk Engelska Utgivningsdatum 2005-04-04 ISBN 9781035065486