LEADER 02781oam 2200541I 450 001 9910154710203321 005 20240505170137.0 010 $a1-315-52765-0 010 $a1-315-52764-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315527659 035 $a(CKB)4340000000022956 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4766999 035 $a(OCoLC)965826505 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000022956 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aStalin $efrom the Caucasus to the Kremlin /$fChristopher Read 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (362 pages) $cmap 225 1 $aRoutledge historical biographies 311 08$a0-415-51949-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFrom Djugashvili to Stalin -- The grey blur : Stalin in revolution and civil war -- Filling Lenin's shoes -- Storming fortresses -- Nine circles of hell -- Stalin, the Soviet Union and the world in the 1930s -- The tenth circle of hell : invasion, occupation, victory : war without limits -- World stage, final act -- Stalin's afterlife : an inconclusive conclusion. 330 2 $a"Christopher Read examines Stalin's contribution to and impact on Russian and world events in the first half of the twentieth century. The biography brings together the avalanche of sources and scholarship which followed the collapse of the system Stalin constructed, including the often neglected writings and speeches of Stalin himself. In addition to a detailed narrative and analysis of Stalin's rule, chapters also cover his early years and humble beginnings in a small town at a remote outpost of the Russian Empire, his role in the revolution, his relationships with Lenin, Trotsky and others in the 1920s, and his rise to become one of the most powerful figures in human history. The book closes with an account of Stalin's afterlife and legacy, both in the immediate aftermath of his death and in the decades since"--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge historical biographies. 606 $aHeads of state$zSoviet Union$vBiography 606 $aWorld politics$y1933-1945 606 $aWorld politics$y1945-1955 607 $aSoviet Union$xHistory$y1925-1953 607 $aSoviet Union$xPolitics and government$y1936-1953 615 0$aHeads of state 615 0$aWorld politics 615 0$aWorld politics 676 $a947.084/2092 676 $aB 700 $aRead$b Christopher$f1946-,$0982004 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154710203321 996 $aStalin$92241175 997 $aUNINA