Title

Stalin: the court of the red tsar.

Description

An account of Joseph Stalin's relationship with the men and women who ere his close associates.

Identifier

1183168

1400042305

Creator

Sebag Montefiore, Simon

Format

1st American ed.

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

2004

Program air date: June 20, 2004Program air date: June 27, 2004

Publisher

Knopf

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Text

Transcription of Annotations
Extensive notes on front and back end papers, half-title concerning Stalin's personal life his reaction to his second wife's death, Stalin's extracurricular activities, interests, womanizing, and drinking habits, the inner workings of his regime. a list of Stalin's 'constant companions' along with notes on their wives and actions supporting Stalin's rule, Stalin's ambition, reign, his fear of betrayal, allies, enemies, brutality, and The Terror. Examples include: "pock-marked Joe," all told - 1.5 million arrests 700,000 shot," Nadya's suicide - made the Terror inevitable," "Stalin - henpecked in his bathroom," "first marriage to Kato (1904?) she dies 1907 - 'last warm feelings for people,'" "within 3 weeks of war with Germany - Russian lost 2 million men, 3,500 tanks 6,000 aircraft," "Order no. 220 - families killed if soldiers surrender," "Stalin did favors for women often," "Yeyhov - his only hobby other than fornicating was making model yachts," "Stalin's rule - when a man fell all those connected to him whether friends, lovers, or protégés fell with him," "wives influential - Nadya recommended Khrushchev," "new archive show he was a people person," "his paranoia - his unbalanced reactions," "he changed after 1932," "Benia coming to loathe Stalin," "Stalin orders arrest of Polina Molotov." Annotations by Brian Lamb in the margins and underlining of pertinent phrases throughout the book. Examples include: "Nadya to Joe - you are a tormentor," "shoot hungry peasants," "suicide," "Stalin's feelings for his mother," "Budyonny's wife arrested - jailed for 8 yrs.," "Stalin drank little," and "speak to us." Brian Lamb asks: Where did he get the name Stalin? Who was Ivan the Terrible? What's your reaction when reviewers say your book is full of gossip? What new archival material do you have from the Terror? Did you walk the Kremlin? What is your explanation of the Terror? Who were Stalin's butchers? Why did Stalin shoot Natasha Poskrebysheva? Why would the children of Stalin et al still support the Terror?

Subject

"Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953."

"Heads of state--Soviet Union--Biography."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

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