![]() ![]() ![]() Showing how Stalin's triumphs and crimes were the product of his fanatical Marxism and his gifted but flawed character, this is an intimate portrait of a man as complicated and human as he was brutal and chilling. Written with bracing narrative verve, this feat of scholarly research has become a classic of modern history writing. ![]() Disturbing and perplexing." - The New York Times Book Reviewīased on groundbreaking research, Simon Sebag Montefiore reveals the fear and betrayal, privilege and debauchery, family life and murderous cruelty of this secret world. ![]() "The first intimate portrait of a man who had more lives on his conscience than Hitler. F rom the bestselling author of The Romanovs. 2 maps.īook Synopsis NATIONAL BESTSELLER - This widely acclaimed biography of a Soviet dictator and his entourage during the terrifying decades of his supreme power transforms our understanding of the Marxist leader and Russian tsar. About the Book In this unprecedented biography of the Soviet tyrant and of the men and women who sustained him in power for nearly 30 years, Montofiore offers a seamless meshing of new and exhaustive research, brilliant synthesis, and narrative lan. ![]()
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