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Young Stalin

Simon Sebag-Montefiore

2008·460 pages·Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction

Based on ten years' astonishing new research, here is the thrilling story of how a charismatic, dangerous boy became a student priest, romantic poet, gangster mastermind, prolific lover, murderous revolutionary, and the merciless politician who shaped the Soviet Empire in his own brutal image: How Stalin became Stalin.

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Young Stalin

Simon Sebag-Montefiore

Year

2008

Pages

460

Type

Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction History & Politics

Description

Based on ten years' astonishing new research, here is the thrilling story of how a charismatic, dangerous boy became a student priest, romantic poet, gangster mastermind, prolific lover, murderous revolutionary, and the merciless politician who shaped the Soviet Empire in his own brutal image: How Stalin became Stalin.

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