Stalin
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Stalin

by Simon Sebag-Montefiore

2003•Biography•769 pages

Taste attributes: biographyhistoricalpoliticaldocumentaryslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioninjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy biography: dark and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

The fascination with evil; that is how I describe reading this book. Because the main character - Josyp Stalin - fascinated like a snake. His evil is unwavering; from the early 1920's until his death in 1953; Stalin plots, deceives, fools, liquidates, anyone he feels threatened by, or annoyed with; whether one person or millions of persons.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyHistoricalPoliticalDocumentarySelf destruction/implosionInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

BiographyHead of stateHistoryPolitics and government.Heads of stateSoviet union, history, 1917-1936Soviet union, politics and governmentStatesmen, soviet union

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Author
Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Published
2003
Pages
769
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