Stalin. The Court of the Red Tsar - Simon Sebag Montefiore
The Court of the Red Tsar
KORTE INHOUD
Winner of the British Book Awards History Book of the Year Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize This thrilling biography of Stalin and his entourage during the terrifying decades of his supreme power transforms our understanding of Stalin as Soviet dictator, Marxist leader and Russian tsar. Based on groundbreaking research, Simon Sebag Montefiore reveals in captivating detail the fear and betrayal, privilege and debauchery, family life and murderous cruelty of this secret world. Written with extraordinary narrative verve, this magnificent feat of scholarly research has become a classic of modern history writing. Showing how Stalin's triumphs and crimes were the product of his fanatical Marxism and his gifted but flawed character, this is an intimate portrait of a man as complicated and human as he was brutal and chilling.
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2003Uitgever: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London693 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1842127268ISBN-13: 9781842127261Koop dit boek tweedehands
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