Stalin's Library: Surprising Discoveries and Shaping Political Actions

This chapter reveals surprising discoveries made while studying Stalin's library, highlighting the similarities in book-marking habits between Stalin, Lenin, and the speaker. It discusses the importance of Stalin's personal reading and library in shaping his political actions and decisions, as well as the shift towards a more patriotic identity in Soviet discourse influenced by Stalin's reading of Russian history. The chapter also explores the concept of multiple Stalins and the importance of understanding his intellectual side to comprehend his actions as a dictator.