This is the story of a man who changed the history of a nation in a quarter of a century. His life blurs the line between visionary leadership and tyranny. Under his reign, the union of soviet socialist republics became a world power at the expense of millions of lives; became a leading industrial nation at the expense of individual prosperity; and won a world war that led to the cold war.

Inside you'll read about

• From georgia with rage
• Winds of change begin to blow
• Warfare
• Purges
• The great terror
• The great patriotic war
• Cold war
• All things must end

The life and crimes of joseph stalin is a scathing indictment of the atrocities committed by the soviet dictator, a highly detailed yet accessible biography, and a true crime pager turned of the highest order.

Joseph stalin rose from humble roots to become the greatest madman of the 20th century. His disregard for human life dwarfs hitler's, as does the scale of his crimes. This book, by best-selling author mark steinburg exposes "uncle joe" as the perpetrator of mass killings, mass incarcerations, and mass starvations across four decades.