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Stalin literally, man of steel was not a heroic superman but someone who killed or displaced millions during the 1930s through forced collectivization and the purges of perceived enemies of the. With stalins curse, gellately documents the fanaticism and. But victory over nazi germany provided the dictator with his. Battling for communism in war and cold war robert gellately oxford university press, 496pp.
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