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Stalin : the court of the Red Tsar

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Winner of the British Book Awards History Book of the YearLonglisted for the Samuel Johnson PrizeThis thrilling biography of Stalin and his entourage during the terrifying decades of his supreme power transforms our understanding of Stalin as Soviet dictator, Marxist leader and Russian tsar.

Based on groundbreaking research, Simon Sebag Montefiore reveals in captivating detail the fear and betrayal, privilege and debauchery, family life and murderous cruelty of this secret world.

Written with extraordinary narrative verve, this magnificent feat of scholarly research has become a classic of modern history writing.

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.

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Product Details
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
178022835X / 9781780228358
Paperback / softback
10/07/2014
United Kingdom
English
xxxii, 720 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and
20 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003.