Stalin, Vol. II
Waiting for Hitler, 1929–1941
$27.93
- Paperback
1184 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2018
Summary
One of the great works of modern history - the definitive biography of one of the world’s most powerful and frightening rulers
Stalin’s life is one of the most extraordinary of the modern era and Stephen Kotkin’s new biography is the first to do full justice, both to the man himself and to the world which he both dominated and ruined. This second volume is the story of the ‘mature’ dictator - a figure who had no precedent in ability to shape the USSR and its people. It is the great ac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141027951 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141027959 |
| Author: | Stephen Kotkin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1184 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 850g |
| Dimensions: | 52mm x 131mm x 201mm |
| Series: | The Life of Stalin |
Critics Review
Masterly, a riveting tale, written with pace and aplomb. [of volume one]
Masterly, a riveting tale, written with pace and aplomb. [of volume one] * New York Times *
Exhilarating, compelling, terrifying and utterly gripping… Stalin emerges from Kotkin’s book as that most frightening of figures – a man of absolute conviction. [of volume one] – Lucy Hughes-Hallett * New Statesman *
Original, engaging, with a sharp, irreverent wit [of volume one] – Sheila Fitzpatrick * Guardian *
Stephen Kotkin
Stephen Kotkin has a fair claim to be considered as the greatest living expert on Stalin. He is the author of the highly-praised Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928, Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism as a Civilization, and Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse, 1970-2000. He is Professor of History at Princeton University.
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