Almost as many books may by now have been written about the Russian
revolution as the French one, and Stalin's Terror is at least as
fascinatingly dreadful as Marat's and at last, with new
documentation available, is becoming even better documented.
Professor Tucker's is probably the most detailed book yet available
on the subject, revealing Stalin's preoccupation with Russia's
former greatness, and his determination to make her great again -
consciously using many of the methods of the Tsars. A gracefully
written, admirably constructed account of perhaps the most
remarkable 13 years in recent history, as fascinating and
accomplished in its general narrative sweep as in its individual
portraits and details. (Kirkus UK)
"To my mind, the most significant single scholarly contribution made to date, anywhere, to the history of Soviet power." —George F. Kennan "Tucker's contribution is to document how Stalin became a 'revolutionary of the radical right' by consciously turning to history, not to Communist ideology, for his model of the state as the agent of change. . . . This is history as it should be written: compelling narrative, intriguing detail, bold thesis." —Jane E. Good,
Washington Post "Anyone who does not read Stalin in Power from cover to cover will miss the opportunity of gaining real insight into the forces that shaped the Soviet Union. This is the best book about Stalin that has ever been written and one that is not likely to be superseded in the forseeable future." —W. Bruce Lincoln, Chicago Tribune
"Tucker writes psychobiography with tact and common sense, never letting Freud get out of hand, while his narrative holds the reader in grim fascination." —Jane A. Taubman, Los Angeles Times
"Mr. Tucker's portrait is persuasive, not least because it offers a psychological explanation for Stalin's relentless persecution of his Bolshevik comrades as well as for the bizarre rituals of the Moscow show trials, in which he forced the revolution's leaders to confess to absurd crimes." —The Economist
"Mr. Tucker has hunted out the sources, and he has discovered and developed a great deal more than has been generally known. . . . An exteremely valuable contribution to our knowledge." —Robert Conquest, Wall Street Journal
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