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Two Stalin-Faced Books
Author: Paul E. Richardson
Russian Life: May/Jun 2004
Department: Under Review
Page: 60 ( 1) pages
Summary: Stalin's visage can still sell books. We review two recent titles on his era, one on Shostakovich, one by Isaiah Berlin. Plus we briefly review 5 other new titles. The link to this article leads to places you can order the books.
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