Avraham Bahar leaves debt-ridden and depressed Albania to seek a better life in, ironically, Stalinist Russia. A professional barber, he curries favor with the

This exceptional volume of oral history contains exciting new information about Stalin's actual and political 'family', the political Mafia and the clans around

This second edition demonstrates that there are more conditions and actors prevalent in the economy than are considered today, and builds a balanced view of res

Denunciation became so commonplace under Stalin that people regarded it as their patriotic duty to spy on others and even expose members of their own family. Th

A compelling intellectual biography of Stalin told through his personal library "[A] fascinating new study."--Michael O'Donnell, Wall Street Journal In this eng