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OverviewWorshipped by the Russians as a great leader, Stalin was one of modern history's greatest tyrants, rivalling Hitler, Mao Zedong and Pol Pot. But he probably had more blood on his hands than any of them. Born Josef Dzhugashvili in Gori, Georgia in 1879, Stalin studied to be a priest while secretly reading the works of Karl Marx. Politics soon became his religion and, under his ruthless rule, up to 60 million people perished. Peasants who resisted Stalin's policy of collectivization were denounced as kulaks, arrested and shot, exiled or worked to death in his ever-expanding network of concentration camps, the Gulag. Nobody was safe, not even his friends, his family, or his political allies. This is the story of a man who never let up for a second in his pursuit of absolute power. Complete with maps and photographs, this book details Stalin's rise to power from humble beginnings and his ascent to total power of dictatorship, and the creation of the USSR. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nigel CawthornePublisher: Arcturus Publishing Imprint: Arcturus Publishing Dimensions: Width: 21.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 29.70cm Weight: 0.975kg ISBN: 9781848377721ISBN 10: 184837772 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 01 March 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information<p>Nigel Cawthorne is the author of over eighty books. During the writing of The Iron Cage, he spent time visiting the Gulags. His other historical titles include: The Bamboo Cage, The Empress of South America, Daughter of Heaven, World at War, The Battles of World War II, Vietnam - A War Lost and Won, History's Greatest Battles, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Sex Lives of the Great Dictators. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |