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MEDVEDEV, Roj: What did Stalin read? (Abstr.: Futala Tibor)
 

The distinguished historian deals with the analysis of the library, readings, and side notes of the Russian dictator. He emphasizes the exceptional reading and working capacity of Stalin, his knowledge (debated by some contemporaries), and presents the readings of Stalin before the revolution, in exile, and later his book collections, and readings from the 30s, 40s, 50s. Stalin read mainly political and philosophical works, but his reading of Russian and foreign literature is also known. He had a rich collection of handbooks of general interest in his study at the Kremlin, and had private libraries of several thousand volumes in his summer houses as well. On the basis of his books, it was found that Stalin collected the works of his political enemies consciously, and knew them well. He spent 2–3 hours with reading a couple of hundreds of pages every day. He also wrote concise side notes to his readings.

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