An absolutely fascinating book on Stalin's early life. The book starts at his birth and concludes right about 1918 as far as the main historical narrative goes, although there is a smattering of how the events encountered during this early time period affected events after the revolution.

The book is rather short (good thing) and a very, very nice read. It is not overly loaded with numbers or statistics, but at the same time is sufficiently cited that it could serve as either a good history class text or a casual read.

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I have never before read anything on Stalin, I purchased this book at used bookstore for cheap, with no expectations. This was a good book, I like biographies that almost read like novels, smooth sailing. That is exactly what this book was. Starts at his birth, goes until Lenin takes power in 1918. I highly recommend it, very interesting. loads of pictures too! I will be looking into the authors other books for sure!

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