The Autobiography of Joseph Stalin, A Novel
The Autobiography of Joseph Stalin, A Novel
Richard Lourie
Counterpoint, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, 1999, 261 pp.
ISBN: 1-58243-004-7
Despite its title, this is a novel, albeit one based upon true events and people.
In the book we see a man, Joseph Stalin, whose life is devoted solely to his own advancement and acquisition of power. Lord Acton's famous quote "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." could have been w...
