The Cold War was a unique international conflict partly because Josef Stalin sought socialist transformation of other countries rather than simply the tradition

A chilling, riveting account based on newly released Russian documentation that reveals Joseph Stalin’s true motives—and the extent of his enduring commitme

This book presents an original and in-depth study of Stalin's policy at the birth of the Cold War, based on new archival documents.

Thank you, our Stalin, for a happy childhood." "Thank you, dear Marshal [Stalin], for our freedom, for our children's happiness, for life." Between the Russian

Winner of the Norris and Carol Hundley Award Winner of the U.S.–Russia Relations Book Prize A Financial Times Best History Book of the Year The Cold War divis