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| Author | Robert Service |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Biography |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 715 |
| Preceded by | Lenin: A Biography |
| Followed by | Trotsky: A Biography |
Stalin: A Biography is a biography of Joseph Stalin written by Robert Service. It was published in 2004. [1]
For his research, Service traveled to Abkhazia, where Stalin's dacha was located during the 1930s. [2]
The book describes Stalin's life, covering in detail his youth, rise to power, and rule. According to the publisher, it uses a personal style that "humanizes Stalin without ever diminishing the extent of the atrocities he unleashed upon the Soviet population." [1]
See also
- Anti-Stalinist Left
- Criticism of Marxism-Leninism
- Hoover Institution
- Lenin: A Biography
- Trotsky: A Biography
- The Stalinist Legacy
- Stalinism
Notes
External links
- Review by Angus MacQueen
- Review by Fred Williams
- Presentation by Service on Stalin: A Biography, April 29, 2005, C-SPAN
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| Author | Robert Service |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Biography |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 715 |
| Preceded by | Lenin: A Biography |
| Followed by | Trotsky: A Biography |
Stalin: A Biography is a biography of Joseph Stalin written by Robert Service. It was published in 2004. [1]
For his research, Service traveled to Abkhazia, where Stalin's dacha was located during the 1930s. [2]
The book describes Stalin's life, covering in detail his youth, rise to power, and rule. According to the publisher, it uses a personal style that "humanizes Stalin without ever diminishing the extent of the atrocities he unleashed upon the Soviet population." [1]
See also
- Anti-Stalinist Left
- Criticism of Marxism-Leninism
- Hoover Institution
- Lenin: A Biography
- Trotsky: A Biography
- The Stalinist Legacy
- Stalinism
Notes
External links
- Review by Angus MacQueen
- Review by Fred Williams
- Presentation by Service on Stalin: A Biography, April 29, 2005, C-SPAN
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