David Reynolds is professor of international history at Cambridge University and the author of eleven books. Vladimir Pechatnov, a prolific scholar of the Cold War, is chair of European and American studies, Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
“Illuminating and insightful. . . . An indispensable resource.”
—Jonathan W. Jordan, Wall Street Journal
"This is a masterful work of history. It should be read by anyone
who wants to understand how the world we live in was shaped not
only by the whole sequence of events of 1941-45, but also by the
thoughts and feelings of just three extraordinary individuals."
—Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph
“Fresh and valuable insights into the way Stalin drafted and edited
his messages.” — Tony Barber, Financial Times (Books of the Year
2018)
“David Reynolds and Vladimir Pechatnov have done a superbly
scholarly job in documenting the relationships Stalin had with
Churchill and with Franklin Roosevelt through their epistolary
contact.” — Simon Heffer, The Daily Telegraph
“Two eminent scholars have produced a fascinating and detailed
narrative of the war’s decision-making that embeds the leaders’
correspondence and memoirs into other archival material.” —Jonathan
Steele, The Guardian
“This is a big book in every sense of the word [. . .] Highly
recommended” —Peter Howson, Methodist Recorder
“It is welcome that this book has been produced. The authoritative
version of the message texts makes a significant contribution to
the scholarship of the period” —Max Hastings, London Review of
Books
“The Kremlin Letters is a remarkable book, one that is not only
informative, but also a pleasure to read, thanks in large part to
the ongoing narrative that the editors and authors provide.” —David
B Woolner, Irish Times
“David Reynolds and Vladimir Pechatnov have rendered an outstanding
service and annotating the letters with a keen critical eye and a
lucid grasp of the historical issues surrounding their writing and
reception” —Richard Overy, Literary Review
“The book [. . .] constitutes a publication in full of the
major part of the Stalin–Churchill–Roosevelt correspondence from
1941 to 1945, showing alterations in successive drafts and
accompanied by a detailed running commentary drawing on
multi-archival research”— Sheila Fitzpatrick, Australian Book
Review
“The Kremlin Letters is an invaluable addition to the history of
the Second World War and the origins of the Cold War.”— Margaret
MacMillan, Times Literary Supplement
Winner of the 2020 Link-Kuehl Prize, sponsored by the Society for
Historians of American Foreign Relations
"A must-have volume for anyone seeking to elucidate the interplay
between Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt between 1941 and 1945. The
meticulous research of Professor David Reynolds and Professor
Vladimir Pechatnov is a unique Anglo-Russian collaboration based on
archival material in Russia, the UK and the USA. But this book
offers not just the raw material of the key missives between the
three leaders. It also provides a detailed commentary explaining
the often constrained language of diplomacy and sets it within the
context of what was happening at the time. It presents an
Anglophone audience with a compelling and comprehensive account of
the triangular network of exchanges at the top level which helped
shape this vital period of the Second World War.”—Bridget
Kendall
“The fascinating wartime correspondence between Stalin, Churchill
and Roosevelt is set in historical context by its meticulous
editors in an admirably succinct and perceptive narrative: a model
of Anglo-Russian scholarly cooperation.”—Sir Rodric Braithwaite
“This book will be of great value for historians as an excellent
archival reconstruction of an important historical source. In
addition to its thorough research, broader audiences it will find
it an exciting read. The story of these three world leaders unveils
the secrets of politics in the most terrible of wars.”—Oleg
Khlevniuk
"Is there anything more to learn from the World War II
correspondence of Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt? I'd have
wondered before reading this volume, but Vladimir Pechatnov, David
Reynolds, and their international research team have changed my
mind. For not only is The Kremlin Letters filled with new
information: it's also a pioneering effort to embed documents
within a single sustained narrative, all the more compelling for
the collaborations that produced it. Which simultaneously give it
precision, great sweep, and best of all freshness—a
magnificent accomplishment!"—John Lewis Gaddis, Yale University
“Here the leading British and Russian historians of the Grand
Alliance present a gripping and all-encompassing documentary
history of Stalin’s relations with Churchill and Roosevelt during
the Second World War. A feast of scrupulous research, The Kremlin
Letters rewrites the history of the War as we knew it.”—Gabriel
Gorodetsky, Quondam Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford and editor of
The Maisky Diaries
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