ebooks Stalin: Russia's Man of Steel by Albert Marrin in History

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. A short course in modern Russian history . . .By GrandmaIf you teach history to the middle grades or have a child of that age interested in history; you know that reading material more advanced than the 40-page survey intended for third graders yet not quite so heavy as to be called a "tome" can be very hard to find. Marrin's work fills the bill.I first learned of Marrin when I acquired The Yanks are Coming: The United States in the First World War for a unit on WWI for my homeschoolers. A life-long history buff; I found that book to be the single best thing I've read on WWI.Albert Marrin; chairman of the history department at Yeshiva University; is not only knowledgeable about his subject matter; he has the ability to write about history in a way that makes the reader want to keep reading and is adept at providing the big picture view of things. Readers of Stalin: Man of Steel are presented with a decent history of the rise of the USSR along with Stalin's biography.One note: Stalin was written in 1988; before the fall of the USSR. Educators will want to make mention of that; as a couple of things Marrin speaks of as "continuing to this day" have since changed.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Who really was the most notorious person of WWII?By Richard A.When we think of WWII we think of Hitler but he had an evil twin; Stalin. Albert Marrin writes an eye opening history that breaks your heart when you realize that along with Hitler; Stalin killed so many of his own people and unlike Hitler; he had many; many; more years to exact his cruelty.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy kelsey smithevil bastard. but most people know that.