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Stalin and the shaping of the Soviet Union
Alex De Jong
With tenacity, cunning and the ruthless use of terror as a political weapon, Joseph Stalin carved his way to su
Reich
Charles Rycroft
To Reich modern civilization is founded on sexual repression (especially of the young); and repression creates
Darwin a Life in Science
Michael White
Continuing their successful series of biographies of famous scientists, the authors present a lucid and accessi
Conversations with Stalin
Milovan Djilas
Milovan Djilas was one of four senior members of Titos government until his expulsion from the Yugoslav Communi
Benito Mussolini
A Biography
Christopher Hibbert
With his signature insight and compelling style, Christopher Hibbert explains the extraordinary complexities an
The Life of Francois Rabelais
Jean Plattard
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis.
Maupassant
Michael G Lerner
Despite the popularity of his novels and short stories it is some years since a major study of Maupassant has a
Safe Conduct
An Early Autobiography and Other Works
Boris Pasternak
The awarding of the 1958 Nobel Prize for Literature to Boris Pasternak and the subsequent calumny of his fellow
Henry VIII
Jasper Ridley
The enthralling portrait by an acclaimed historian of one of Europes most enigmatic and formidable rulers. An e
State Of Blood
The Inside Story of Idi Amin
Henry Kyemba
Written in exile, under tight security, here is Henry Kyembas inside story of Idi Amin.
Rasputin and the Fall of the Romanovs
Colin Wilson
A non-fictional historical account of the life of Rasputin.
The Oak and The Calf
A Memoir
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
In this autobiographical work, Solzhenitsyn tells of his ten-year war to outwit Russias rulers and get his work
Hitler: A Study in Tyranny
Alan Bullock
The classic biography of Hitler that remains, years after its publication, one of the most authoritative and re
Mao: A Life
Philip Short
When the Nationalists routed a ragtag Red Army on the Xiang River during the Long March, an earthy Chinese peas
Lenin: A Biography
Robert Service
Lenin is a colossal figure whose influence on 20th-century history cannot be underestimated. This biography mak
Gogol
The Biography of a Divided Soul
Henri Troyat
Gogol was a man of unpredictable temperament and acute perplexity. His physical repulsiveness, illnesses and hy
Dostoevsky: A self Portrait
Jessie Coulson
Interspersed with biographical commentary by the translator, the letters give a more accurate picture of Dostoe
Young Stalin
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Based on ten years astonishing new research, here is the thrilling story of how a charismatic, dangerous boy be
Mikhail Bulgakov
Critical Lives
J A Curtis
Mikhail Bulgakov (1891–1940) was one of the most popular Russian writers of the twentieth century, but m
Ivan The Terrible
Robert Payne
Czar Ivan IV (1530-1584), the first Russian ruler to take the title czar, is known as one of the worst tyrants
Experience
A Memoir
Martin Amis
The son of the comic novelist Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis explores his relationship with this father and writes
Balzac
V S Pritchett
With all his accustomed brilliance of perception and style, the novelist-critic V. S. Pritchett here gives us a
Nicholas and Alexandra
Robert K Massie
In this commanding book, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extra
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