Joseph Stalin was one of the most frightening figures of the twentieth century.
Nobody was safe, not even his friends, his family or his political allies. This is the story of a man who never let up for a second in his pursuit of absolute power.
The book closes with an account of Stalin’s afterlife and legacy, both in the immediate aftermath of his death and in the decades since.
... Käre ledare, kamrat Stalin”, skrev hon den 17 september 1937 och beskrev i lömska ordalag hur de lokala ledarna frångick Stalins order. ”Jag ber er gripa in i Kiev... Folkfienderna här har återigen lyckats nå en obändig styrka ... De ...