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Stalin's Curse: Battling for Communism in War and Cold War
By Gellately, Robert
- ISBN
- 9780307269157
- Publisher
- Knopf
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Starred Review on March 1, 2013 | Social Sciences
Stalin (literally, "man of steel") was not a heroic superman but someone who killed or displaced millions during the 1930s through forced collectivization and the purges of perceived enemies of the people with the aim of maintaining the nascent communist state (and his own power). Gellately (history, Florida State Univ.; Backing Hitler) uses recently uncovered documents to show just how acutely Stalin was aware of the oppo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
