| ID | 015843 |
| Call Number | 947.0842/RAD |
| Title Proper | Stalin |
| Other Title Information | The first in-depth biography based on explosive new documents from Russia's secret archives |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Radzinsky, Edvard ; Willetts, H.T.(Tr.) |
| Publication | New York, Anchor Books, 1997. |
| Description | xii, 607p Olive green spine |
| Note | Radzinsky narrates the high drama of Stalin's epic quest for domination-first within the Communist Party, then over the Soviet Union and the world He uncovers the startling truth about this most enigmatic of historical figures. Only now, in the post-Soviet era, can what was suppressed be told: Stalin's long-denied involvement with terrorism as a young revolutionary; the crucial importance of his misunderstood, behind-the-scenes role during the October Revolution; his often hostile relationship with Lenin; the details of his organization of terror, culminating in the infamous show trials of the 1930s; his secret dealings with Hitler, and how they backfired; and the horrifying plans he was making before his death to send the Soviet Union's Jews to concentration camps that were tantamount to a potential second Holocaust. |
| Standard Number | 9780385479547 |
| Price. Qualification | $19(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 947.0842 |
| Key Words | Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953 ; Heads of state - Soviet Union - Biography ; Soviet Union - History - 1925-1953 ; IBDP |