Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore

432 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction biography history dark informative tense medium-paced

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What makes a Stalin? Was he illegitimate? Was Stalin a Tsarist agent or Lenin's chief gangster?Was he to blame for his wife's death? And when did teh killing Start?Born in poverty, scarred by his upbringing, exceptional in his studies, this charis...

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informative 100%
dark 40%
adventurous 20%
challenging 20%
mysterious 20%
reflective 20%
tense 20%

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