Stalin, Joseph Vissarionovich: Bibliography
Bibliography
Stalin's writings form no cohesive body of political theory, although he claimed to represent the pure interpretation of Leninism and Marxism. Among Stalin's writings translated into English are
There are numerous biographies of Stalin, some adulatory, such as that of H. Barbusse (tr. 1935), some severely critical of him, such as that by Trotsky (tr. 1946, rev. ed. 1967); recent biographies include those by D. Volkogonov (tr. 1991), E. Radzinsky (tr. 1996), R. Service (2005), and S. Kotkin (2 vol., 2014–). See also A. Orlov,
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- Denunciation
- Wartime and After
- Soviet Leader: The Prewar Years
- Rise to Power
- Early Career
- Bibliography
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