Lucy's review
Stalin: A Biography
by Robert Service
Lucy's review
Stalin: A Biography by Robert Service
Lucy's review
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bookshelves:
biographical-memoir,
russia
I had to give a presentation on why Stalin was a better leader than Lenin, and aside from the fact that there was never even one attempt on his life (unlike Lenin--although that's not to say only bad leaders are assassinated, it's just inexplicable to me that no one even tried to kill Stalin), he really was exceedingly effective, if not necessarily compassionate, per se. Fascinating (and terrifying) guy. At least we can credit him with stopping the Nazi onslaught...even if at the expense of millions of his own people...but that was just his way, eh?
