Stalin: A Biography
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Stalin: A Biography is an biography of Joseph Stalin written by Robert Service. It was published in 2004 to wide acclaim.[1]
The book is a weighty account of Stalin’s life, covering in detail his youth, rise to power and rule. It uses a personal style which ‘humanizes Stalin without ever diminishing the extent of the atrocities he unleashed upon the Soviet population.’ [2] It is written from a neutral perspective, with it intended to be a full and detailed account of Stalin bereft of any bias.