SOCIAL SCIENCES

Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Vintage. 2005. 848p. illus. maps. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781400076789. pap. $22; ebk. ISBN 9780307427939.

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This lively and detailed chronicle of Stalin's life starts with the creation of the Gulag in 1929, through the leader's death in 1953. Prizewinning historian Montefiore concentrates on the politician's personal life and his interactions with his underlings. (LJ 5/1/04)

Reviewed by Laurie Unger Skinner , Jan 01, 2017

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