1. From Georgia to Russia 2. Revolutions and Civil War 3. Struggle for Power 4. `Revolution from Above' 5. Famine and Terror 6. War 7. Gotterdammerung
Biography
Kuromiya, Hiroaki
"Hioaki Kuromiya's slim biography is a welcom addition to the literature on the general secretary, as it combines a persuasive, flexible thesis with a terse, thorough and up-to-date accounting of Stalin's career".
David Brandenberger, University of Richmond
This new biography of Stalin is brief, displays an excellent knowledge of a wide variety of sources, is up-to-date, gives alternative data interpretations when no single fact or interpretation is certain and is balanced and judicious in its judgments. This book provides such a knowledge and deserves to be widely read.
Michael Ellman, Amsterdam University
