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In a century rife with despots, Joseph Stalin, leader of the USSR from 1922 to 1952, stands among the most brutal of 20th Century leaders. While Stalin’s reign of terror caused suffering and death for millions of people, his regime was a critical factor in the defeat of the Nazis in World War TWO. Nonetheless, the power wielded by Stalin and his creation of the Soviet Union as a world superpower came at an incomprehensible cost in terms of humanity.
The Very Brief History series is intended to give the reader a short, concise account of the most important events in world history. Each book provides the reader with the essential facts concerning a particular event or person; no distractions, just the essential facts, allowing the reader to master the subject in the shortest time possible.
With The Very Brief History series, anyone can become a history expert!
In a century rife with despots, Joseph Stalin, leader of the USSR from 1922 to 1952, stands among the most brutal of 20th Century leaders. While Stalin’s reign of terror caused suffering and death for millions of people, his regime was a critical factor in the defeat of the Nazis in World War TWO. Nonetheless, the power wielded by Stalin and his creation of the Soviet Union as a world superpower came at an incomprehensible cost in terms of humanity.
The Very Brief History series is intended to give the reader a short, concise account of the most important events in world history. Each book provides the reader with the essential facts concerning a particular event or person; no distractions, just the essential facts, allowing the reader to master the subject in the shortest time possible.
With The Very Brief History series, anyone can become a history expert!
