{"product_id":"stalin-passage-to-revolution-paperback","title":"Stalin: Passage to Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Grigor Suny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding new biography of Stalin in his formative years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the definitive biography of Joseph Stalin from his birth to the October Revolution of 1917, a panoramic and often chilling account of how an impoverished, idealistic youth from the provinces of tsarist Russia was transformed into a cunning and fearsome outlaw who would one day become one of the twentieth century's most ruthless dictators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this monumental book, Ronald Grigor Suny sheds light on the least understood years of Stalin's career, bringing to life the turbulent world in which he lived and the extraordinary historical events that shaped him. Suny draws on a wealth of new archival evidence from Stalin's early years in the Caucasus to chart the psychological metamorphosis of the young Stalin, taking readers from his boyhood as a Georgian nationalist and romantic poet, through his harsh years of schooling, to his commitment to violent engagement in the underground movement to topple the tsarist autocracy. Stalin emerges as an ambitious climber within the Bolshevik ranks, a resourceful leader of a small terrorist band, and a writer and thinker who was deeply engaged with some of the most incendiary debates of his time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA landmark achievement, \u003ci\u003eStalin\u003c\/i\u003e paints an unforgettable portrait of a driven young man who abandoned his religious faith to become a skilled political operative and a single-minded and ruthless rebel.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Grigor Suny\u003c\/b\u003e is the William H. Sewell Jr. Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Michigan and professor emeritus of political science and history at the University of Chicago. His many books include \u003ci\u003e\"They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else\" A History of the Armenian Genocide\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton) and \u003ci\u003eThe Soviet Experiment: Russia, the USSR, and the Successor States\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 912\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766816899360,"sku":"9780691202716","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1b833625781f7eec0a8a709493772e4d_8083800c-381e-44e3-b75a-6c04610cd34d.webp?v=1780299475","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/stalin-passage-to-revolution-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}