{"product_id":"young-stalin-9781400096138","title":"Young Stalin","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Romanovs\u003c\/i\u003e--and one of our pre-eminent historians--comes \"a meticulously researched, authoritative biography\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), the companion volume to the prize-winning \u003ci\u003eStalin\u003c\/i\u003e, and essential reading for anyone interested in Russian history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis revelatory account unveils how Stalin became Stalin, examining his shadowy journey from obscurity to power--from master historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on ten years of research, \u003ci\u003eYoung Stalin\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant prehistory of the USSR, a chronicle of the Revolution, and an intimate biography. Montefiore tells the story of a charismatic, darkly turbulent boy born into poverty, scarred by his upbringing but possessed of unusual talents. Admired as a romantic poet and trained as a priest, he found his true mission as a murderous revolutionary. Here is the dramatic story of his friendships and hatreds, his many love affairs, his complicated relationship with the Tsarist secret police, and how he became the merciless politician who shaped the Soviet Empire in his own brutal image.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400096138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.24w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/16\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon Sebag Montefiore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917122932917,"sku":"9781400096138","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_12c88358-08b6-4d85-bc65-dc8280dcdd6a.jpg?v=1687278093","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/young-stalin-9781400096138","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}