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02795aam a2200445 i 4500 001 2903AB2819C611E7BD0085CCDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170405010226 008 160401s2017 enk b 001 0beng 010 $a 2016015485 020 $a 0415519500 020 $a 9780415519502 020 $a 0415519497 020 $a 9780415519496 035 $a (OCoLC)946255008 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d YDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-ur--- 050 00 $a DK268 S8 R393 2017 100 1 $a Read, Christopher, $d 1946- $e author. 245 10 $a Stalin : $b from the Caucasus to the Kremlin / $c Christopher Read. 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, $c 2017. 300 $a xi, 339 pages ; $c 21 cm. 490 1 $a Routledge Historical Biographies 520 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. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a From 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. 600 10 $a Stalin, Joseph, $d 1878-1953. 600 10 $a Stalin, Joseph, $d 1878-1953 $x Influence. 650 0 $a Heads of state $z Soviet Union $v Biography. 651 0 $a Soviet Union $x History $y 1925-1953. 651 0 $a Soviet Union $x Politics and government $y 1936-1953. 650 0 $a World politics $y 1933-1945. 650 0 $a World politics $y 1945-1955. 830 0 $a Routledge historical biographies. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231017030149.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210406014843.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2903AB2819C611E7BD0085CCDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search