Definitive biography of joseph stalin

          This is the definitive biography of Joseph Stalin from his birth to the October Revolution of , a panoramic and often chilling account.!

          The most authoritative and engrossing biography of the notorious dictator ever written.

        1. Radzinsky breaks down Stalin`s life story, into three segments.
        2. This is the definitive biography of Joseph Stalin from his birth to the October Revolution of , a panoramic and often chilling account.
        3. This comparative review examines two works that use new documents to further explore Joseph Stalin's life and regime.
        4. Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from until his death in and as one of the great political monsters of the 20th.

          5. Joseph Stalin

          Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953

          "Stalin" redirects here. For the Indian politician, see M. K. Stalin. For other uses, see Stalin (disambiguation).

          In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vissarionovich and the family name is Stalin.

          Joseph Stalin

          Stalin at the Tehran Conference, 1943

          In office
          3 April 1922 – 16 October 1952[a]
          Preceded byVyacheslav Molotov(as Responsible Secretary)
          Succeeded byNikita Khrushchev(as First Secretary)
          In office
          6 May 1941 – 5 March 1953
          First Deputy
          Preceded byVyacheslav Molotov
          Succeeded byGeorgy Malenkov
          In office
          19 July 1941 – 3 March 1947
          PremierHimself
          Preceded bySemyon Timoshenko
          Succeeded byNikolai Bulganin
          In office
          8 November 1917 – 7 July 1923
          PremierVladimir Lenin
          Preceded byOffice established
          Succeeded byOffice abolished
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