![]() The fall of communism and the crumbling of the USSR has allowed Western scholars access, even if only temporarily, to previously secret documents that reveal many new aspects of Stalin’s life and system, thus making them able to finally distinguish between myth and fact. ![]() Yet, bringing to light the crimes of the former Soviet leader has been a sinuous process. The fascination he still provokes is reflected in the impressive number of books written about him. Joseph Stalin was one of history’s worst dictators, making him and the regime he built very interesting for both scholars and the general public. Vlad Onaciu explores the different methodological approaches taken by two writers attempting to separate the myth from the reality of Stalin’s regime. Stalin: New Biography of a New Dictator, by Oleg Khlevniuk, and Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928, by Stephen Kotkin, have both been positioned as the ultimate biography of Stalin. This comparative review examines two works that use new documents to further explore Joseph Stalin’s life and regime. ![]() The Writing and Re-Writing of Joseph Stalin and His Regime: A Critical Comparison of Two Biographies. ![]()
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