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Stalin: A Political Biography

by Isaac Deutscher · 1949 · 704 pages

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Firmly established as the standard Stalin biography, Deutscher's volume clearly demonstrates the forces that shaped this leader and the political scene of his time.

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Subject
biographyhistorypoliticsmemoir
Genre
historical fiction
Themes
politicshistory
Setting
russiasoviet union
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 704 pages

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