was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in Biography. See also Bibliography of Stalinism and the Soviet Union Early life of Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin in Revolutionary Russia Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War Rise of Joseph Stalin Stalin: Breaker of Nations Stalinism History of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union (1917–1927) Notes References External links Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928; Penguin Random House. Author Interview: Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 with Stephen Kotkin and Slavoj Žižek; New York Public Library. Author Lecture on Stalin, Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878 – 1928; The Ellison Center. Author Lecture on Stalin, Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878 – 1928; C-SPAN. Author Interview: Stalin's World: Stephen Kotkin in Conversation with David Remnick; The Harriman Institute at Columbia University. Books about Joseph Stalin Stalinism Stalinism-era scholars and writers Writers about the Soviet Union 2014 non-fiction books Biographies of Joseph Stalin Penguin Books books History books about the Soviet Union History books about the Russian Revolution Russian biographies Georgian biographies Books about Stalinism