The Wolf of the Kremlin

The Wolf of the Kremlin by Stuart Kahan. Published by Robert Hale Ltd, Long Acre, London, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardbound w/Paper DJ. Size 8vo. Condition: V-Fine in Good DJ. ISBN 0709035276. The first biography of L. M. Kaganovich, the Soviet Union's architect of fear. This book strips away the secrets of the Stalin regime to reveal the paranoia of a closed society. Here are the true stories of the death of Stalin and the plot to hasten his demise; of Stalin's third wife, Rosa, who was Kaganovich's sister; of how Kaganovich neutralized the political power of Lenin's widow, Krupskaya; of what the anti-party group tried to do after Stalin's death. A disturbing account of one of the most powerful men in the pre-war Soviet hierarchy. 331 Pgs. Description text copyright 2003 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 6626.