Learning About Stalin from His Books: An Interview with Geoffrey Roberts | History News Network

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(L-R) Kliment Voroshilov, Maxim Gorky and Josef Stalin, October 11, 1931.   Professor Geoffrey Roberts has just published Stalin’s Library: A Dictator and His Books, diving deep into the books, reading habits, and intellectual disposition of this key figure of the twentieth century. Aaron J. Leonard recently corresponded with him to discuss the book. _______ Aaron Leonard: As your book makes clear, Stalin was a passionate reader. Could you talk …