A comprehensive biography of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin that describes his impoverished childhood, abusive father, and transformation into one of the world's most powerful and merciless leader.
The twentieth century was the most violent in recorded history. One hundred million people died during the century's wars and a quarter of a billion people were murdered by their own governments.
Using recently uncovered archival materials, personal interviews, and a familiarity with Russian culture, two young Russian historians have offered a major interpretation of the Cold War as seen from the Soviet point of view.
