Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928

Stalin: Paradoxes of Power
First edition book cover
AuthorStephen Kotkin
LanguageEnglish
SubjectJoseph Stalin, Russian Revolution, History of the Russian Revolution, History of the Soviet Union, Stalinism.
GenreHistory, biography
Published2014
PublisherPenguin Random House (print and digital), Recorded Books (audiobook)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, digital, audiobook
Pages976
Followed byStalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 
WebsitePenguin Random House

Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928 is the first volume in the three-volume biography of Joseph Stalin by American historian and Princeton Professor of History Stephen Kotkin. It was originally published in November 2014 by Penguin Random House and as an audiobook in December 2014 by Recorded Books. The second volume, Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929–1941, was published in 2017 by Penguin Random House.