{"product_id":"stalin-breaker-of-nations-9780140169539","title":"Stalin: Breaker of Nations","description":"Of all the despots of our time, Joseph Stalin lasted the longest and wielded the greatest power, and his secrets have been the most jealously guarded--even after his death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, the first to draw from recently released archives, Robert Conquest gives us Stalin as a child and student; as a revolutionary and communist theoretician; as a political animal skilled in amassing power and absolutely ruthless in maintaining it. He presents the landmarks of Stalin's rule: the class with Lenin; collectivization; the Great Terror; the Nazi-Soviet pact and the Nazi-Soviet war; the anti-Semitic campaign that preceded his death; and the legacy he left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Distilling a lifetime's study, weaving detail, analysis, and research, Conquest has given us an extraordinarily powerful narrative of this incredible figure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thoughtful and thorough and shot through with insight.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Definitive . . . a magnificent, even poetic, act of historical retribution.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Leader\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant . . . this book probably is the most cogent and readable account of Stalin's life yet published.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe San Diego Union\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Conquest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.77h x 5.07w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140169539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/07\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Conquest\u003c\/b\u003e was one of Britain's most respected historians and was an acclaimed novelist, poet, critic, and reviewer. He was the author of such works as the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Harvest of Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStalin and the Kirov Murder.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43331265134707,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a5666b1e-b910-4e0c-812d-7fd64f5eacf4.jpg?v=1754655519","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/stalin-breaker-of-nations-9780140169539","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}