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Stalin

Simon Sebag Montefiore

What was it like to rule the Soviet Union from inside a small circle of comrades, wives and secret policemen who lived at one man's mercy?

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Author
Simon Sebag Montefiore

Why read it

  • You will see how personal loyalty, fear and family ties shaped decisions in a dictatorship
  • You will understand how a regime of terror runs on ordinary officials who carry it out and then sit down to meetings
  • You will know what happens to a closed circle of power once the man at the centre is gone

Who it is for

  • A history reader who wants the people behind the Terror
  • A manager studying how fear and loyalty shape an inner circle
  • A biography reader who wants Stalin's private world, not just politics

Contents

  1. Introduction and Acknowledgements
  2. Prologue
  3. PART ONE
  4. Chapter 1
  5. Chapter 2
  6. Chapter 3
  7. Chapter 4
  8. Chapter 5
  9. Chapter 6
  10. Chapter 7
  11. PART TWO
  12. Chapter 8
  13. Chapter 9
  14. Chapter 10
  15. Chapter 11
  16. PART THREE
  17. Chapter 12
  18. Chapter 13
  19. Chapter 14
  20. Chapter 15
  21. Chapter 16
  22. PART FOUR
  23. Chapter 17
  24. Chapter 18
  25. Chapter 19
  26. Chapter 20
  27. Chapter 21
  28. Chapter 22
  29. Chapter 23
  30. PART FIVE
  31. Chapter 24
  32. Chapter 25
  33. Chapter 26
  34. Chapter 27
  35. PART SIX
  36. Chapter 28
  37. Chapter 29
  38. Chapter 30
  39. Chapter 31
  40. Chapter 32
  41. PART SEVEN
  42. Chapter 33
  43. Chapter 34
  44. Chapter 35
  45. Chapter 36
  46. Chapter 37
  47. Chapter 38
  48. PART EIGHT
  49. Chapter 39
  50. Chapter 40
  51. Chapter 41
  52. Chapter 42
  53. Chapter 43
  54. PART NINE
  55. Chapter 44
  56. Chapter 45
  57. Chapter 46
  58. Chapter 47
  59. Chapter 48
  60. Chapter 49

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