Stalin I.V. 100 and 1 quote

Joseph Stalin is one of the most conflicting characters in world history. Interest in his personality is phenomenal. Many hundreds of domestic and foreign authors who wrote a lot of books about Stalin did not manage to fully satisfy it.

Who is he, this Russian man of Georgian origin, who has become one of the main symbols of the Soviet era?

“Giant”, “Policy of extraordinary energy and the unbending willpower”, “One of the greatest figures of modern history,” as Bernard Shaw, Winston Churchill and Yukho Paasikivi said?

“Outstanding mediocrity,” as Lev Trotsky stated?

“Genius of Evil”, “Blood Executioner”, “Tyran”, as anti -Stalinists say?

What role did Stalin play in history?

A book, offered to the attention of a respected reader, will help him in search of his own answer to these questions