Stalin’s Library: A Dictator and His Books

Book review by Deane Barker tags: history, books
An image of the cover of the book "Stalin’s Library: A Dictator and His Books"

Book Info

Author
Geoffrey Roberts
Year
Pages
259
Acquired
  • I have read this book. According to my records, I completed it on .
  • A hardcover copy of this book is currently in my home library.

Here are some notes I took on the acquisition of this book:

Bought at City Lights in San Francisco

Links to this – Fulsome May 31, 2023
Something that’s “fulsome” has a lot of some characteristic. It can also mean “overdone,” and is commonly used to mean “too much praise.”
Links to this – Erasmus January 14, 2024
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus was a Dutch theologian and philosopher in the 1500s.
Links to this – Panegyrics June 23, 2024
The source is from an ancient Greek word meaning something like: “large assembly to honor a god.”
Links to this – Triumvirate January 15, 2024
This refers to any authority structure that consists of three people. Apparently this has been so common throughout history that it has its own word. It’s Latin for “three men.”