{"product_id":"stalin-breaker-of-nations-9780140169539","title":"Stalin: Breaker of Nations","description":"Of all the despots of our time, Joseph Stalin lasted the longest and wielded the greatest power, and his secrets have been the most jealously guarded--even after his death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, the first to draw from recently released archives, Robert Conquest gives us Stalin as a child and student; as a revolutionary and communist theoretician; as a political animal skilled in amassing power and absolutely ruthless in maintaining it. He presents the landmarks of Stalin's rule: the class with Lenin; collectivization; the Great Terror; the Nazi-Soviet pact and the Nazi-Soviet war; the anti-Semitic campaign that preceded his death; and the legacy he left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Distilling a lifetime's study, weaving detail, analysis, and research, Conquest has given us an extraordinarily powerful narrative of this incredible figure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thoughtful and thorough and shot through with insight.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Definitive . . . a magnificent, even poetic, act of historical retribution.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Leader\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant . . . this book probably is the most cogent and readable account of Stalin's life yet published.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe San Diego Union\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140169539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.77h x 5.07w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/07\/1992\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robert Conquest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040158843061,"sku":"9780140169539","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_df068e9d-e747-4f1d-8217-ad07a51eed51.jpg?v=1689085901","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/stalin-breaker-of-nations-9780140169539","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}