Stalin : a biography
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Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction
BIO STALIN
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Book
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xviii, 715 pages, [24] pages of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [661]-680) and index.
Description
"Overthrowing the conventional image of Stalin as an uneducated political administrator inexplicably transformed into a pathological killer, Robert Service reveals a more complex and fascinating story behind this notorious twentieth-century figure. Drawing on unexplored archives and personal testimonies gathered from across Russia and Georgia, this is the first full-scale biography of the Soviet dictator in twenty years." "Service describes in unprecedented detail the first half of Stalin's life - his childhood in Georgia as the son of a violent, drunkard father and a devoted mother; his education and religious training; and his political activity as a young revolutionary. No mere messenger for Lenin, Stalin was a prominent activist long before the Russian Revolution. Equally compelling is the depiction of Stalin as Soviet leader. Service recasts the image of Stalin as unimpeded despot; his control was not limitless. And his conviction that enemies surrounded him was not entirely unfounded." "Stalin was not just a vengeful dictator but also a man fascinated by ideas and a voracious reader of Marxist doctrine and Russian and Georgian literature as well as an internationalist committed to seeing Russia assume a powerful role on the world stage. In examining the multidimensional legacy of Stalin, Service helps explain why later would-be reformers - such as Khrushchev and Gorbachev - found the Stalinist legacy surprisingly hard to dislodge."--BOOK JACKET.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Service, R. (2005). Stalin: a biography . Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Service, Robert, 1947-. 2005. Stalin: A Biography. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Service, Robert, 1947-. Stalin: A Biography Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Service, Robert. Stalin: A Biography Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005.
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