Stalin: A Biography

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First published 2004 by Macmillan

This edition published 2005 by Pan Books

This electronic edition published 2008 by Pan Books

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Copyright © Robert Service 2004

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Picture credits

Adele Biagi: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 29, 30, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 45, 46, 47. Corbis: 18, 19, 38, 39, 44. David King Collection: 9, 10, 11, 15. Hoover Institution Archives, RU/SU2237, Poster Collection: 42. Hulton Getty: 2, 7, 17, 31. Popperfoto: 20.

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