Stalin
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few figures in modern history have cast as long and dark a shadow as Joseph Stalin — architect of Soviet terror, industrializer of a nation, and one of the most controversial leaders of the twentieth century. Stalin, edited by T. H. Rigby as part of the acclaimed Great Lives Observed series, presents a meticulously curated anthology of primary sources, eyewitness accounts, and critical historical assessments that together construct a vivid and unflinching portrait of the man who ruled the USSR with an iron fist for nearly three decades. Rigby's editorial approach is both rigorous and revelatory, drawing on the words of Stalin's contemporaries, political allies, and victims alike to illuminate the contradictions at the heart of Soviet power. The Great Lives Observed format — a hallmark of Prentice-Hall's celebrated series — situates Stalin within the broader sweep of revolutionary politics, Marxist ideology, and Cold War history, challenging the reader to grapple with the moral complexities of authoritarian rule. Whether you are a student of history or a seasoned scholar, this volume raises the enduring question: how does one man come to reshape the fate of millions?
Author: T. H. Rigby
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few figures in modern history have cast as long and dark a shadow as Joseph Stalin — architect of Soviet terror, industrializer of a nation, and one of the most controversial leaders of the twentieth century. Stalin, edited by T. H. Rigby as part of the acclaimed Great Lives Observed series, presents a meticulously curated anthology of primary sources, eyewitness accounts, and critical historical assessments that together construct a vivid and unflinching portrait of the man who ruled the USSR with an iron fist for nearly three decades. Rigby's editorial approach is both rigorous and revelatory, drawing on the words of Stalin's contemporaries, political allies, and victims alike to illuminate the contradictions at the heart of Soviet power. The Great Lives Observed format — a hallmark of Prentice-Hall's celebrated series — situates Stalin within the broader sweep of revolutionary politics, Marxist ideology, and Cold War history, challenging the reader to grapple with the moral complexities of authoritarian rule. Whether you are a student of history or a seasoned scholar, this volume raises the enduring question: how does one man come to reshape the fate of millions?