THE SECRET FILE OF JOSEPH STALIN
THE SECRET FILE OF JOSEPH STALIN A HIDDEN LIFE ROMAN BRACKMAN FRANK CASS LONDON · PORTLAND, OR Brackman, Roman The secret file of Joseph Stalin: a hidden life 1. Stalin, I. (Iosif), 1879–1953 2. Heads of state—Soviet Union—Biography 3. Secret service—Soviet Union—History 4. Soviet Union—Politics and government—1936–1953 I. Contents List of Illustrations vii Foreword by Harold Shukman x Preface xiv Acknowledgements xvii 1 The Roots of Evil 1 2 ‘Samedov Disease’