It’s an unmissable chance to hear one of the most extraordinary stories of all time from a singular and masterful storyteller. In this livestream, in conversation event, Matthew Stadlen asks the internationally bestselling author of Jerusalem and Written in History to tell the story of the Red Tzar – from his emergence into the murderous paranoid criminal underworld to his triumph in the Kremlin and beyond. He was the cobbler’s son who became the Red Tsar a merciless psychopath and consummate politician a charismatic but dangerous boy who became a fanatical revolutionary, gangster and dictator.īut what lay beneath the many chilling personas of Joseph Stalin? How did he go from abject poverty to absolute power? Where does Stalin feature in the long line of authoritarian Russian rulers – from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin? How does his legacy continue to influence Russia today? And in an age of strongman politicians, how can a deeper understanding of the past help us to forge a better future? Winner of the British Book Awards History Book of the Year. Written with bracing narrative verve, this feat of scholarly research has become a classic of modern history writing. Join award-winning historian Simon Sebag Montefiore to explore his triumphs, crimes, and legacy. Based on groundbreaking research, Simon Sebag Montefiore reveals the fear and betrayal, privilege and debauchery, family life and murderous cruelty of this secret world. Stalin remains one of the creators of our world – like Hitler, the personification of evil.
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