The Essential Stalin

‘Essential Stalin’ is one of the best selections from the writings of Stalin and includes many rare writings of Stalin. This selection has been compiled by Bruce Franklin and is essential to understand the theoretical and political contributions of Stalin. Franklin’s introduction of this selection brilliantly places Stalin and his writings in perspective and is an independent work. Franklin himself was an anti-Stalin who later, especially in the light of the writings of Mao and contributions of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China and also as a result of his own research, came to believe that Stalin was one…