Guide Note

Young Stalin is an in-depth biography of Joseph Stalin's early years.

Fast Facts

1. Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore
2. Genre: History, Non-Fiction, Biography
3. Publication Date: October, 2007
4. Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
5. Pages: 496
6. ISBN 9781400044658

Young Stalin is the biography of the early life of Joseph Stalin. Montefiore researched for ten years while compiling this book and delves deep into the life and experiences of stalin. Born into a poor family to unfit parents, Stalin's early adulthood was one of crime and violence. He was charismatic, ruthless, romantic and cunning. An unlikely combination of traits that made it easy for him to make friends as well as enemies. This early look at the life of a tyrant provides great insight into the mind of one of the most brutal leaders in history.

• "Montefiore enfolds even what is familiar about Stalin in a vivid narrative rich with new details and sensational revelations." - Ronald Grigor Suny, Washington Post
• "Young Stalin is brilliantly readable, as intricately plotted and full of detail as a good novel, scrupulously researched, and full of hitherto unknown (or unreported) facts about Stalin’s life." - Michael Korda, Mens Vogue