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A compelling intellectual biography of Stalin told through his
personal library &,nbsp, “[A] fascinating new study.”—Michael
O’Donnell, Wall Street Journal &,nbsp, In this engaging life of
the twentieth century’s most self-consciously learned dictator,
Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them,
and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the
transformative potential of words, and his voracious appetite for
reading guided him throughout his years. A biography as well as an
intellectual portrait, this book explores all aspects of Stalin’s
tumultuous life and politics.&,nbsp, Stalin, an avid reader
from an early age, amassed a surprisingly diverse personal
collection of thousands of books, many of which he marked and
annotated, revealing his intimate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs.
Based on his wide-ranging research in Russian archives, Roberts
tells the story of the creation, fragmentation, and resurrection of
Stalin’s personal library. As a true believer in communist
ideology, Stalin was a fanatical idealist who hated his enemies—the
bourgeoisie, kulaks, capitalists, imperialists, reactionaries,
counter-revolutionaries, traitors—but detested their ideas even
more.