The long read: the writing and re-writing of Joseph Stalin and his Regime: a critical comparison of two biographies

Onaciu, Vlad (2016) The long read: the writing and re-writing of Joseph Stalin and his Regime: a critical comparison of two biographies. LSE Review of Books (17 Feb 2016). Website.

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This comparative review examines two works that use new documents to further explore Joseph Stalin’s life and regime. Stalin: New Biography of a New Dictator, by Oleg Khlevniuk, and Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928, by Stephen Kotkin, have both been positioned as the ultimate biography of Stalin. Vlad Onaciu explores the different methodological approaches taken by two writers attempting to separate the myth from the reality of Stalin’s regime.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	14 Mar 2016 14:54
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 20:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/65720

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