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The unknown Stalin

Josef Stalin remains one of the greatest enigmas of modern history. Unflinching, impenetrable, inhuman in his cruelty, bathed in misery himself, he represents to many a very paradigm of evil - perhaps, in his icy rationalism, even more so than Hitler himself. More than a hundred biographies of Stalin have been written since his death in 1953, but this study looks at the torrent of new material unleashed with the opening of the secret Soviet archives when the Union collapsed. The truths extracted from these long-secret archives provide a radically fresh insight into the life and career of one o.

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  • "Neizvestnyĭ Stalin"

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  • "Josef Stalin remains one of the greatest enigmas of modern history. Unflinching, impenetrable, inhuman in his cruelty, bathed in misery himself, he represents to many a very paradigm of evil - perhaps, in his icy rationalism, even more so than Hitler himself. More than a hundred biographies of Stalin have been written since his death in 1953, but this study looks at the torrent of new material unleashed with the opening of the secret Soviet archives when the Union collapsed. The truths extracted from these long-secret archives provide a radically fresh insight into the life and career of one o."@en
  • "Giving the best and most informative explanation to date of the mystery of Stalin's death, renowned historians Roy and Zhores Medvedev have written a gripping new biography of Joseph Stalin, based on findings from research into archives only recently made available, as well as the Medvedev brothers' own experiences during and after Stalin's brutal regime. Conventional beliefs and cliches are contradicted and disproved, inaccuracies and misconceptions are corrected, and the facts about Stalin's intellect, ancestry, and the fortunes of his personal effects after his death are fully examined. Perhaps most remarkable of all are the Medvedevs' revelations and contentions concerning Stalin's death: There has been much suspicion over whether he was assassinated or died of natural causes, and the authors go a long way toward resolving this question. The Unknown Stalin resonates with particular intensity due to the personal detail and recollections of the two authors -- each of whom has his own history as a Russian dissident and commentator. This startling new work represents one of the most significant contributions to the study of Russian history in decades, a book of vital interest to scholars and general readers."
  • "A fascinating and innovative exploration of some of the lingering mysteries of the Soviet dictator."@en

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  • "History"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Biografie"
  • "Biography"
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  • "Livres électroniques"

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  • "Neznámý Stalin"
  • "Sidalin xian wei ren zhi de pou mian"
  • "The Unknown Stalin"
  • "Neizvestnyĭ Stalin"
  • "Neizvestnyi Stalin"
  • "Неизвестный Сталин"
  • "Neznámy Stalin"
  • "The Unknown Stalin : his life, death, and legacy"
  • "The unknown Stalin"
  • "The unknown Stalin"@en
  • "The unknown Stalin : his life, death and legacy"@en
  • "The unknown Stalin : his life, death and legacy"
  • "Unknown stalin : his life, death, and legacy"@en
  • "Neizvestnyj Stalin"
  • "斯大林鲜为人知的剖面"
  • "Unknown Stalin"@en
  • "The unknown Stalin : his life, death, and legacy"

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