Description
| Product ID: | 9780141027944 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Life of Stalin |
| Title: | Stalin, Vol. I |
| Subtitle: | Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 |
| Authors: | Author: Stephen Kotkin |
| Page Count: | 976 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, European history, History, Political leaders and leadership, European history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Political leaders & leadership, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1945 to c 1960 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In January 1928 Stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train bound for Siberia where he would embark upon the greatest gamble of his political life. He was about to begin uprooting and collectivization of agriculture and industry across the entire Soviet Union. This book offers an explanation yet of Stalin's power. In January 1928 Stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train bound for Siberia where he would embark upon the greatest gamble of his political life. He was about to begin uprooting and collectivization of agriculture and industry across the entire Soviet Union. Millions would die, and many more would suffer. Where did such great, monstrous power come from? The first of three volumes, the product of a decade of intrepid research, this landmark book offers the most convincing explanation yet of Stalin''s power. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-10-29 |
