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Stalin''s Library: A Dictator and his Books

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By (author): Geoffrey Roberts

A compelling intellectual biography of Stalin told through his personal library
 
[A] fascinating new study.Michael ODonnell, Wall Street Journal

 
In this engaging life of the twentieth centurys most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them, and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the transformative potential of words, and his voracious appetite for reading guided him throughout his years. A biography as well as an intellectual portrait, this book explores all aspects of Stalins tumultuous life and politics.
 
Stalin, an avid reader from an early age, amassed a surprisingly diverse personal collection of thousands of books, many of which he marked and annotated, revealing his intimate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Based on his wide-ranging research in Russian archives, Roberts tells the story of the creation, fragmentation, and resurrection of Stalins personal library. As a true believer in communist ideology, Stalin was a fanatical idealist who hated his enemiesthe bourgeoisie, kulaks, capitalists, imperialists, reactionaries, counter-revolutionaries, traitorsbut detested their ideas even more. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
  • Publication Date: 08 Feb 2022
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780300179040

About Geoffrey Roberts

Geoffrey Roberts is emeritus professor of history at University College Cork and a member of the Royal Irish Academy. A leading Soviet history expert his many books include an award-winning biography of Zhukov Stalins general and the acclaimed Stalins Wars: From World War to Cold War.

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