Stalin: Waiting For Hitler, 1929вђ“1941 Direct

In the second volume of his definitive biography, , historian Stephen Kotkin examines the decade where Joseph Stalin transitioned from a powerful dictator into a world-shaping despot. The narrative follows Stalin’s relentless "revolution from above," his internal purges, and the strategic chess match with Nazi Germany that culminated in the largest land invasion in history.

Stalin’s primary goal in 1929 was to force a backward peasant economy into "socialist modernity". This was achieved through two brutal, simultaneous campaigns: Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929–1941

The Domestic Revolution: Collectivization and Industrialization In the second volume of his definitive biography,