The Author starts from the very beginning, even before Stalin was born and gives a brief insight (brief due to lack of records that still exist) of Stalin's mother and fathers life just before they got married. Born in the brutal clannish, gangster fuelled Georgian town of 'Gori', one of the then Russian Empires most lawless places, Joseph Stalin even as a child was cunning, strong willed and very intelligent, excelling in his studies but also in other, activities such as choir singing and poetry. This book sets out the early life of Joseph Stalin better than maybe any other book around. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.

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