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The Independent writes in their review, Kotkin's biography "tends to history rather than biography" [3] and Hiroaki Kuromiya writes, "the book is more a “marriage of biography and history". [ 4 ] Paradoxes of Power stands out as part biography and part history, and finds a unique place among the many biographies of Stalin.
Stalin was one of the Bolsheviks' chief operatives in the Caucasus and grew closer to Lenin, who saw him as tough, loyal, and capable of getting things done behind the scenes. Stalin played a decisive role in engineering the 1921 Red Army invasion of Georgia. His successes in Georgia propelled him into the ranks of the Politburo in late 1921.
Barbara C. Allen praised the book for its meticulous exploration of Stalin's ideological formation. She commended Suny for his in-depth analysis of Stalin's strengths and weaknesses as a Marxist organizer, agitator, and politician, particularly emphasizing his insightful coverage of Stalin's relationships and his adept weaving of personal and political dynamics.
Stephen Kotkin's biography of Stalin has an extensive bibliography; Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928 [1] [2] contains a 52-page bibliography and Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929–1941 [3] [4] contains a 50-page bibliography covering both the life of Stalin and Stalinism in the Soviet Union.
Stalin: A Biography is a biography of Joseph Stalin written by Robert Service. It was published in 2004. [1] For his research, Service traveled to Abkhazia, where Stalin's dacha was located during the 1930s. [2] The book describes Stalin's life, covering in detail his youth, rise to power, and rule.
Stalin and the Scientists; Stalin: Breaker of Nations; Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928; Stalin: Passage to Revolution; Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar; Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929–1941; Stalin's Peasants; The Stalinist Legacy
Although Stalin did not share Lenin's belief that Europe's proletariat were on the verge of revolution, he acknowledged that Soviet Russia remained vulnerable. [154] In February 1920, he was appointed to head the Workers' and Peasants' Inspectorate (Rabkrin); [ 155 ] that same month he was also transferred to the Caucasian Front.
The book is relatively short for a subject as large as the life of Stalin, but ultimately the author is able to summarize Stalin's life, the horrors he inflicted on the Soviet people, and the means in which he achieved and maintained power.