3278 results for 'Stalin, Joseph'

The Selected Works of Joseph Stalin Volume 2 brings together a comprehensive collection of writings by one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. This volume includes major works and...

The Selected Works of Joseph Stalin Volume I brings together a comprehensive collection of the major writings of Joseph Stalin in English, alongside several lesser-known works that provide valuable...

The Real Stalin by Yves Delbars is a comprehensive biography that reconstructs the life and legacy of one of history's most complex figures. Drawing on an enormous mass of largely unpublished...

Stalin and Stalinism provides a comprehensive examination of Joseph Stalin's twenty-five-year dictatorship, one of the most contentious periods in Soviet history. This updated edition explores the...

Joseph Bonanno's life was built on a foundation of loyalty, trust, and obedience. Born in Sicily, he arrived in the United States in 1924, driven by a desire to pursue his dreams. By the age of 26,...

This 1924 work by J. V. Stalin provides a comprehensive explanation of Leninism, covering key concepts such as theory, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and the national question. The book is...

The Hero with a Thousand Faces is a seminal work of comparative mythology that has shaped the way we understand the human experience. First published in 1949, this influential book combines the...

Stalin and Stalinism by Martin McCauley provides a concise assessment of one of the major figures of twentieth-century world history. This updated fourth edition explores how Joseph Stalin amassed,...

Stalin is a biography that explores the life and rule of Joseph Stalin, written by Emil Ludwig in 1930. Translated from German into English, this edition features the work of Mrs. Erna McArthur as...

Simon Sebag Montefiore's biography radically alters our understanding of Joseph Stalin, from charismatic cobbler's son to student priest, romantic poet, prolific lover and murderous revolutionary...

Blood Lies: A Critical Re-examination of Stalin and the Soviet Union Grover Furr challenges the widely-held narrative that equates Stalin with Hitler and the Soviet Union with Nazi Germany. Furr's...

Joseph Stalin's rise to dominance in French political culture is explored in this book, tracing his influence from the 1930s through the 1950s. French writers played a crucial role in building...

With Stalin: Memoirs from My Meetings with Stalin This memoir by Enver Hoxha offers a unique insight into the life and leadership of one of the 20th century's most influential figures. As the leader...

The Death of Stalin (Graphic Novel) In the aftermath of Joseph Stalin's stroke in 1953, the Soviet Union teeters on the brink of chaos. As the leader's grip on power falters, a ruthless struggle for...

The Last Days of Stalin by Joshua Rubenstein is a gripping account of the months leading up to and following Joseph Stalin's death in March 1953. This pivotal moment marked a significant turning...

This biography offers a fresh perspective on the early life and transformation of Joseph Stalin. Using previously untapped archives, Ronald Grigor Suny sheds light on Stalin's intellectual...

Stalin Waiting for ... the Truth by Grover Furr is a meticulously researched book that challenges the prevailing narrative on Soviet history of the 1930s. Grover Furr has thoroughly examined the...

The Death of Stalin is a gripping graphic novel that brings to life one of history's most pivotal moments. In June 1953, Joseph Stalin suffered a stroke, plunging the Soviet Union into chaos and...

Stalin as Warlord by Alfred J. Rieber is an authoritative account of Stalin's leadership during World War II. This comprehensive study examines the paradoxical policies that shaped Soviet society,...

Stalin remains one of history's most enigmatic figures. His paradoxical nature - capable of great tenderness and kindness, yet responsible for unimaginable suffering - defies easy explanation. The...

Stalin: A Beginner's Guide by Abraham Ascher provides an unvarnished portrait of one of history's most infamous leaders. Renowned historian Abraham Ascher analyses new and old sources to separate...

Stalin's War by Sean McMeekin is a groundbreaking new book that challenges our understanding of Stalin as an ally in World War II. McMeekin argues that Stalin's only difference from Hitler was his...

Stalin: A Biography by Robert Service This authoritative biography offers a comprehensive assessment of Stalin's life, exploring his formative experiences in Georgia, his revolutionary activism, and...

Stalin's writings about Lenin offer valuable insights into the complex relationship between two key figures in Soviet history. This collection features a range of articles, speeches, letters, and...

A new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world. This comprehensive study explores the paradoxes of power that defined the life of Joseph Stalin, from his humble...

Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism as a CivilizationThis groundbreaking study offers an intimate account of life under Stalin's regime, focusing on the experiences of ordinary people in a single urban...

Stalin, el grande by Anselmo Santos López is a comprehensive biography that challenges common perceptions of the Soviet leader. Through meticulous research and analysis, the author presents a nuanced...

Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 A groundbreaking biography that redefines our understanding of one of history's most enigmatic leaders. This book tells the story of Joseph Stalin's rise to...

Boris Iofan's remarkable life and career as state architect to Joseph Stalin is explored in this first major publication. A gifted designer and committed Communist, Iofan became one of the Soviet...

A new biography of Stalin's formative years offers a panoramic and often chilling account of how an impoverished youth from tsarist Russia became one of the twentieth century's most ruthless...

Stalin and the Scientists: A History of Triumph and Tragedy 1905-1953 by Simon Ings. The Soviet Union's pursuit of scientific progress was marked by both remarkable achievements and catastrophic...

Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore This gripping biography transforms our understanding of Stalin as Soviet dictator, Marxist leader and Russian tsar. Based on groundbreaking...

Stalin: A Biography of a Dictator offers an unparalleled portrait of one of history's most infamous leaders. Oleg Khlevniuk, the author with unparalleled access to Soviet archives, sheds new light on...

Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend by Domenico Losurdo is a thought-provoking work that challenges prevailing notions about one of history's most complex figures. Operating under the...

During World War II, the Allied leaders forged a great victory, but at what cost? In 1941, Harry Hopkins arrived in Moscow to assess whether the US should send aid to Russia. Unofficially, he was...

Stalin: A Pocket BiographyThis concise biography presents a complex and often ruthless leader, from his humble beginnings to the highest rank of power. Harold Shukman's accessible account explores...

Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend by Domenico Losurdo is a thought-provoking work that challenges the prevailing narrative surrounding Josef Stalin. Operating under the assumption that...

Beria Stalin's First Lieutenant by Amy Knight is a comprehensive biography of Lavrentii Beria, Stalin's notorious police chief and most powerful lieutenant. For many years, Beria has been synonymous...

A Newbery Honor Book. Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet Young Pioneers since he was six: being devoted to Comrade Stalin, the Communist Party, and Communism is expected. As a new member,...

Conversations with Stalin by Milovan Djilas offers a unique and chilling portrayal of the Soviet leader, drawing on three meetings held with Stalin during and after World War II. Djilas provides a...

Inside the Kremlin's Cold War From Stalin to Khrushchev by Vladislav Martinovich Zubok and Konstantin Pleshakov is a comprehensive interpretation of the Soviet Union's role in the Cold War. Using...

Stalin's Priests is a gripping historical thriller that delves into the dark world of espionage and deception. In 1972, Pope Paul VI issued a shocking warning about the infiltration of evil forces...

The Collected Works of Josef Stalin Volume 1 offers a unique insight into the theoretical foundations of Marxist-Leninist thought. This English translation is based on the Russian edition prepared by...

World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West by Laurence Rees explores a pivotal moment in history when the end of one tyranny brought another to power. This thought-provoking...

The Collected Works of Josef Stalin Volume 1 is a comprehensive English translation of J. V. Stalin's writings, reproduced faithfully from the text of the Russian edition-prepared by the...

Stalin: A New World Seen Through One ManThis early work by Henri Barbusse offers a unique perspective on the social and political history of Russia, focusing on the life and times of the Russian...

Robert Conquest's The Great Terror is a seminal work that exposed the atrocities of Stalin's regime to the world. First published in 1968, this fiftieth anniversary edition features a new foreword by...

Marxists Against Stalinism brings together key contributions from Ernest Mandel and Chris Harman in their ongoing debate about the class nature of the USSR. A 30-year retrospective is provided by...

Stalin's Hammer: A Novel of the Axis of Time is an epic alternate history that reimagines the Cold War. Ten years have passed since a catastrophic event threw the world into chaos, altering the...

Stalin's invasion of Russia in 1941 remains one of history's most enigmatic events. This book unravels the mystery by examining newly uncovered archival material.Gabriel Gorodetsky challenges the...

Stalin and the Fate of Europe: The Postwar Struggle for Sovereignty by Norman M. Naimark is a powerful reassessment of the postwar order in Europe. In this thought-provoking account, Naimark suggests...

Stalin Organs: Russian Rocket Launchers is a detailed study of the Soviet rocket launchers used during World War II. The book explores the development and deployment of these weapons, which played a...

Stalin's Music Prize: Soviet Culture and Politics by Marina Frolova-Walker explores the musical life in Stalin's Soviet Union. The author examines the musicians and composers who received Stalin...

Jews in the Soviet Union: A History After Stalin, 1953-1967, Volume 5 by Gennady Estraikh offers a comprehensive analysis of Soviet Jewish society following Joseph Stalin's death. This groundbreaking...

The Soviet film industry's creative control was more limited than often assumed. Maria Belodubrovskaya reveals that even under Stalin's regime, directors like Eisenstein and Pudovkin maintained...

Sheila Fitzpatrick's On Stalin's Team offers a fresh perspective on the Soviet leader and his inner circle. Contrary to popular opinion, this team was not simply a group of yes-men, but rather a...

The Total Art of Stalinism: Aesthetic Dictatorship and Beyond by Boris Groys Boris Groys explores the aesthetic goals pursued by communist regimes, drawing parallels with modernist art movements. He...

The Stalin Affair: The Impossible Alliance that Won the WarA remarkable true story of the Allies' secret mission to wartime Moscow, this book reveals the unlikely coalition that helped turn the tide...

This is Joseph Campbell's spiritual autobiography, a beautifully crafted collection of conversations, interviews, and outtakes that reveal and illuminate his personal and intellectual journey.From...

Sheila Fitzpatrick's On Stalin's Team offers a fresh perspective on the Soviet leader's inner circle, revealing a group of dedicated men who formed an effective team with him from the late 1920s...

Leon Trotsky's Stalin is a comprehensive and insightful study of one of the 20th century's most pivotal figures. First published in 1946, this work was left unfinished when Trotsky's life was...

The Unknown Gulag: A Hidden World of Stalin's Repression Lynne Viola sheds new light on one of the most egregious episodes of Soviet repression, revealing how Stalin drove two million peasants into...

The Biopolitics of Stalinism: A Critical Reevaluation Sergei Prozorov's groundbreaking study challenges conventional approaches to biopolitics by examining the unique rationality of Stalinist...

Dangerous Language: Esperanto and the Decline of StalinismThis volume examines the rise of the international language Esperanto, launched in 1887 as a proposed solution to national conflicts and a...

Stalin's War: A New History of World War II by Sean McMeekin offers a fresh perspective on one of history's most pivotal conflicts. Contrary to popular perception, the Second World War was not...

A monumental and meticulously researched biography of one of the 20th century's most infamous leaders. Stephen Kotkin's 'Stalin Waiting for Hitler 1929-1941' is a masterful exploration of the Soviet...

Russian Homophobia from Stalin to Sochi explores how homophobic attitudes in modern Russia have evolved over time. By examining nine 'case histories', Dan Healey reveals that the nation's...

Red Famine: Stalin's War on UkraineBy Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, this book tells the story of one of the worst crimes of the 20th century. In 1929, Stalin launched a policy of...

The Nazi Plot to Assassinate Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin: Operation Long Jump In June 1943, the fate of World War II hung in the balance as three Allied leaders - Franklin Roosevelt, Winston...

Stalin's War: A New History Of World War II by Sean McMeekin is a major reevaluation of the global conflict that reshaped the world. Contrary to popular perception, the Second World War was not...

A new perspective on one of history's most tumultuous periods is offered in Lenin, Stalin and Hitler. Robert Gellately examines the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, two dominant powers that shaped...

The Sound of Utopia: A Portrait of Soviet Musicians Under Stalin In the shadow of Stalin's totalitarian regime, music became a perilous art form in Russia. Composers and musicians were forced to...

Rajani Palme Dutt: A Study in British Stalinism by John Callaghan is a detailed analysis of the life and ideology of one of the most influential figures in the Communist Party of Great Britain. From...

Hitler and Stalin: The Tyrants and the Second World War by Laurence Rees is a masterful account of two of history's most infamous leaders. This compelling study examines the lives of Hitler and...

Svetlana Stalin's life was forever entwined with that of her father, Josef Stalin. Born into privilege within the Soviet Union, she grew up sheltered from the brutal realities of Russia under his...

Reflections on Stalinism brings together twelve senior scholars to examine their views on one of history's most complex and debated topics: Stalinism. This collection distills decades of historical...

The Red Hotel: The Untold Story of Stalin's Disinformation War by Alan Philps. In 1941, as German armies advanced towards Moscow, a remarkable arrangement was put in place to keep the world informed...

The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin's Secret Service A gripping story of espionage and murder that was hidden for decades. In 1947, Isaiah Oggins, an American intellectual, was brutally killed on the...

Stalin's Revenge: Operation Bagration and the Annihilation of Army Group Centre is a detailed study of one of the largest offensives in military history. In the summer of 1944, the Red Army crushed...

Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and StalinA deeply humane and meticulously researched history that sheds light on two of the darkest periods in modern European history. Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands...

Hitler vs. Stalin: The Eastern Front, 1941-1945 by John Mosier is a detailed account of one of the most pivotal conflicts in World War II. The German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 marked...

The Kremlin Letters: Stalin's Wartime Correspondence with Churchill and Roosevelt A unique collaboration between two leading scholars sheds new light on the dynamics of World War II's Grand Alliance...

The Turkestano-Siberian Railroad, or Turksib, was one of the Soviet Union's most ambitious construction projects. Built between December 1926 and January 1931 by nearly 50,000 workers, it aimed to...

Agents of Terror: Ordinary Men and Extraordinary Violence in Stalin's Secret PoliceThis book sheds new light on the world of the Soviet secret police, revealing the ordinary men who carried out the...

Stalin's Reluctant Soldiers: A Social History of the Red Army, 1925-1941 by Roger R. Reese explores the complex and often tumultuous evolution of the Soviet military during a pivotal period in...

David R. Shearer's study of Stalin's Russia from 1926 to 1934 offers a fresh perspective on the origins of the Soviet state during its period of rapid industrialization.The author argues that the...

This gripping book assembles top secret Soviet documents from the era of Stalin's purges, exposing the hidden inner workings of the Communist Party and the dark inhumanity of the purge process...

Dancing for Stalin: A Dancer's Story of Courage and Survival in Soviet Russia by Christina Ezrahi. In 1938, Nina Anisimova was arrested by the secret police, accused of being a Nazi spy. Sentenced to...

Guy Burgess: A Life of Intrigue and Deception The story of Guy Burgess, one of the most infamous Cambridge spies, is a gripping tale of betrayal and deception. Burgess's life was marked by both charm...

The Soviet film industry's creative control was more limited than often assumed. In Not According to Plan, Maria Belodubrovskaya challenges this narrative by revealing how directors like Eisenstein,...

Orlando Figes' The Whisperers offers a profound and unsettling glimpse into daily life in Stalin's Russia. In this groundbreaking account, Figes explores how Russians navigated a society where fear...

Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa offers a fresh perspective on the final months of World War II in the Pacific. By integrating the key actors - the...

Stalin's Armour: A History of Soviet Tanks at War 1941-1945 The development of Soviet tank design played a crucial role in the outcome of World War II. Following Stalin's purge of army officers in...

The European Dictatorships: Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini A comprehensive and balanced account of three major European dictatorships from 1919 to 1945. This book explores the establishment and...

Maria Yudina: A Life of Musical Courage in Stalin's Russia This biography tells the story of Maria Yudina, a legendary pianist who defied the conventions of Soviet society. At the height of her fame...

Exploring the legacy of St Joseph through the eyes of those who bear his name, this collection of essays delves into the character who gave early shape to Jesus' Jewish life and spirituality.The...

The Forsaken: From the Great Depression to the Gulags - Hope and Betrayal in Stalin's Russia by Tim Tzouliadis. In the 1930s, thousands of people from Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Los Angeles fled to...

Discover the little-known stories from history that will surprise and fascinate you. Giles Milton's latest book, When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank, is the second installment...

The Power of Right Believing: 7 Keys to Freedom from Fear, Guilt and Addiction Discover the transformative power of right believing and learn how to break free from the chains of fear, guilt, and...

The Gulag After Stalin: Redefining Punishment in Khrushchev's Soviet Union, 1953-1964 by Jeffrey S. Hardy In the aftermath of Stalin's death, the Soviet penal system underwent significant reforms...