Download or read book Redefining Stalinism written by Harold Shukman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in 1879 in Georgia, Stalin joined the Bolsheviks under Lenin in 1903 and became General Secretary of the Communist Party in 1922. These edited papers reassess the deeds, policies and legacy of a man who was responsible for innumerable deaths and untold human misery.