A fine book...It is a dizzying tale and Service tells it well; he
has none of the ideological baggage that has so often bedeviled
Western histories of Russia...A balanced, dispassionate and
painstaking account.--Brian Moynahan "Sunday Times "
A remarkable work...it demands to be read.--Adam Zamoyski
"Spectator "
Always well-informed and balanced in his judgments, clear and
concise in his analysis...Service is extremely good on Soviet
politics.--Orlando Figes "Sunday Telegraph "
book can to explain Stalin as a human being, and as the architect
of a system that still weighs heavy on millions of citizens in the
former Soviet Union.
A remarkable work...it demands to be read.
"Stalin," a sequel to Mr. Service's "Lenin: A Biography," presents
a richly documented, highly persuasive portrait of the man who
transformed the Soviet Union into a modern military-industrial
power, terrorized millions and ruled over an empire that would have
been the envy of the czars...Brick by brick, Mr. Service constructs
a solid, accessible work that does as much as one book can to
explain Stalin as a human being, and as the architect of a system
that still weighs heavy on millions of citizens in the former
Soviet Union. -- William Grimes "New York Times" (04/13/2005)
A remarkable work...it demands to be read. -- Adam Zamoyski
"Spectator"
"Stalin, a sequel to Mr. Service's "Lenin: A Biography, presents a
richly documented, highly persuasive portrait of the man who
transformed the Soviet Union into a modern military-industrial
power, terrorized millions and ruled over an empire that would have
been the envy of the czars...Brick by brick, Mr. Service constructs
a solid, accessible work that does as much as one book can to
explain Stalin as a human being, and as the architect of a system
that still weighs heavy on millions of citizens in the former
Soviet Union.
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