Stalin: Deconstruction of Myths

The life and politics of Stalin have grown surrounded by legends and speculation—but where is the line between facts and fiction?

In the book “Stalin. Deconstructing Myths,” Viktoria Yanturina step by step dissects the most controversial and convoluted questions of the era: from the relationship between power and the Church to the causes and logic behind korenizatsiya, collectivization, and industrialization.

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin is one of the most towering figures in national history, around whom disputes have yet to subside.

Was it true that Stalin may have been involved in Lenin’s death? What were his real relations with the Russian Orthodox Church? Why and how were korenizatsiya, collectivization, and industrialization carried out? Viktoria Yanturina’s “Stalin. Deconstructing Myths” is a direct and bold guide to the Stalin era that helps lay out the key storylines and separate myths from reality.